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Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.

Swami Vivekananda

Religion is realization; not talk, nor doctrine, nor theories however beautiful they may be. It is being and becoming, not hearing, or acknowledging; it is the whole soul becoming what it believes.
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Acknowledgement Beautiful Believe Religion Soul Theory
Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Men Moral Strength Willing
Onward, my brave boys – money or no money – men or no men! Have you love? Have you God? Onward and forward to the breach, you are irresistible.
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Boys Inspirational Men Motivational
You must all pay attention to your health first.
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Attention Health Pay Yourself
The attempt is to kill the false “I”, so that the real “I”, the Lord, will reign. “I the Lord thy God am a jealous God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me,” say the Hebrew scriptures.
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God Jealous Myself Reality Reign
True progress is slow but sure.
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Inspirational One Liner Progress True
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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Ability Goal Motivational
Man makes the mistake of separating himself from God and identifying himself with the body.
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Body God Himself Identify Men Mistake
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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Desire Freedom Men Terrible
Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Freedom Reality
The great lesson is, that unity is behind all. Call it God, Love, Spirit. Allah, Jehovah – it is the same unity that animates all life from the lowest animal to the noblest man.
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Animal Man Men Spirit Unity
Real love is love for love’s sake. I do not ask health or money or life or salvation.
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Health Love Myself Reality
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
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
The history of the world is the history of a few men who had faith in themselves.
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Funny History Inspirational Men Success
Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, you Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!
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Inspirational Learning Lesson Risk Win

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