What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAMind you, there is no value in learning. You are all mistaken in learning. The only value of knowledge is in the strengthening, the disciplining, of the mind.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.
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Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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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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If you have knowledge and see a man weak, do not condemn him. Go to his level and help him if you can. He must grow.
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Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
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It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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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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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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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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Liberty is the first condition of growth. It is wrong, a thousand times wrong, if any of you dares to say, ‘I will work out the salvation of this woman or child.
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