black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

Swami Vivekananda

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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Help Injury Mistake Talk
The man who becomes angry never does a great amount of work, and the man whom nothing can make angry accomplishes so much.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Accomplishment Anger Greatness Man
The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Inspirational Motivational Thinking Weakness
By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Body Control Heart Men Practice Stop
Man in his true nature is substance, soul, spirit.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Men Soul Spirit Substance
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 VIVEKANANDA

Alone Body Heart Light Sacrifice Soul
When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Death Goodness Reason
Never 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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Character Habit Hope Man Reform
Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Generosity God Imagination Thankful World
Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Ability Goal Motivational
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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Inspirational Motivational Power Strong Thinking Weakness
Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Men Moral Strength Willing
Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Attachment Avoid Endurance Liberty
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
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

God Space Strength Time
Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Astrology Mind Weakness
We cannot see outside what we are not inside. The universe is to us what the huge engine is to the miniature engine; and indication of any error in the tiny engine leads us to imagine trouble in the huge one.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

Mistake See Trouble

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Swami Vivekananda Quotes