When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAThe man who gives way to anger, or hatred, or any other passion, cannot work; he only breaks himself to pieces, and does nothing practical. It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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True progress is slow but sure.
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It is not that Christ is superior to Allah, not that Allah is everything and Brahma is nothing, but it is the same one whom you call either Brahma or Allah, or Almighty, or by a hundred other names. The names are different but God is one and the same.
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It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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Ishvara is the highest manifestation of the Absolute Reality, or in other words, the highest possible reading of the Absolute by the human mind. Creation is eternal, and so also is Ishvara.
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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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Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
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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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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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We, we, and none else, are responsible for what we suffer. We are the effects, and we are the causes.
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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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