Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAOur first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I 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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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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Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
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Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.
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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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No one is ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.
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Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.
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Say, “I can do everything .” “Even if poison of a snake is powerless if you can firmly deny it.”
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Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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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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Do not fret because the world looks with suspicion at every new attempt, even though it be in the path of spirituality.
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The Hindus have to learn a little bit of materialism from the West and teach them a little bit of spirituality.
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Our first duty is not to hate ourselves, because to advance we must have faith in ourselves first and then in God. Those who have no faith in themselves can never have faith in God.
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