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
SWAMI VIVEKANANDANever say any man is hopeless, because he only represents a character, a bundle of habits, which can be checked by new and better ones. Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.
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Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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In whatever name or form they are offered, all these flowers are laid at God’s feet, for He is the one Lord of all, the one Soul of all souls.
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The attempt is to kill the false “I”, so that the real “I”, the Lord, will reign. “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” say the Hebrew scriptures.
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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
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There is no end to the power a man can obtain.
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The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
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We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.
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Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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It is faith that makes a lion of a man.
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Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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Let him who has courage in his mind and love in his heart come with me. I want none else.
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True progress is slow but sure.
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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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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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