He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAPersevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. The moment you fear, you are nobody. Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear’. Tell this to everybody-‘Have no fear’.
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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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Everything is ended if you forgive and forget.
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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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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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The infinite library of the Universe is in your mind.
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If you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
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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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Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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They only live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.
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