As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAHe who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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He whose book of the heart has been opened needs no other books.
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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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My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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One may gain political and social independence, but if one is a slave to his passions and desires, one cannot feel the pure joy of real freedom
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He who is alone is happy. Do good to all, like everyone, but do not love anyone. It is a bondage, and bondage brings only misery. Live alone in your mind – that is happiness. To have nobody to care for and never minding who cares for one is the way to be free.
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Your success is not measured in terms of what all you obtained but in term of what you become, how you live and what actions you do. Upon this point reflect well and attain great happiness
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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.
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Whatever you believe, that you will be. If you believe yourselves to be sages, sages you will be tomorrow. There is nothing to obstruct you.
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There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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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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Education is the manifestation of perfection already existing in man.
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Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live up to it.
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I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion – it is India.
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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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What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.
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