He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAPurity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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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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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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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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Do not desire, for what you desire you get, and with it comes terrible bondage. It is nothing but bringing “noses on us,” as in the case of the man who had three boons to ask. We never get freedom until we are self-contained. “Self is the Saviour of self, none else.”
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The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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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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All the forces that are working in this body have been produced out of food; we see that every day.
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There is only one Soul in the Universe. There is no ‘you’ or ‘me’; all variety is merged into the absolute unity, the one infinite existence – God.
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Man’s experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.
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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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The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.
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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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Dependence is misery. Independence is happiness.
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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.
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