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Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.

Swami Vivekananda

Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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Ideas Patience Rise Struggle Yourself
This is the first lesson to learn: be determined not to curse anything outside, not to lay the blame upon anyone outside, but stand up, lay the blame on yourself. You will find that is always true. Get hold of yourself.
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Blame Determination Inspirational Lesson
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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Flower God Soul
Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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Happiness Independence Misery Motivational
None of us have yet seen an ideally perfect man, and yet without that ideal we cannot progress.
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Men Perfect Progress Strength Thinking
The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself – this is called life.
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Awakening Effort Life Soul Spiritual
Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.
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Ability Gift Grateful Help Men Poor Yourself
It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.
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Calm Deep Manifestation Power
Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are bound to make the best of everything.
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Expectation Knowing Life Perfect
Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.
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Gift Inspirational Life Motivational World
My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Children Lying Practice Theory
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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Action Death Face Learning Thinking Weakness Wind
If in this hell of a world one can bring a little joy and peace even for a day into the heart of a single person, that much alone is true; this I have learnt after suffering all my life; all else is mere moonshine.
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Alone Heart Joy Peace Person Suffering True
Take courage and work on. Patience and steady work- this is the only way.
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Courage Inspirational Motivational Patience
They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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Alive Live
You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when you will understand. You must. Nobody will be left behind.
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God Laughter Principles Spiritual Yourself

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