We must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAOur own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
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What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
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We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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Everyone goes with the flow. But the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
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Learn to feel yourself in other bodies, to know that we are all one. Throw all other nonsense to the winds. Spit out your actions, good or bad, and never think of them again. What is done is done. Throw off superstition. Have no weakness even in the face of death. Be free.
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Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
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He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
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Never say, ‘No’, never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are infinite. Even time and space are as nothing compared with your nature. You can do anything and everything, you are almighty
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