He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDANever talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.
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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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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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Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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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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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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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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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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You are strong, omnipotent, and omniscient. No matter that you have not expressed it yet, it is in you. All knowledge is in you, all power, all purity, and all freedom-why cannot you express this knowledge? Because you do not believe in it. Believe in it, and it must and will come out.
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Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
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Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.
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