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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.

Swami Vivekananda

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.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA

God Inspirational Motivational Ourselves
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
He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.
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Alone Energy Patience Perseverance Success
I do not want to get material life, do not want the sense-life, but something higher. That is renunciation. Then, by the power of meditation, undo the mischief that has been done.
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Life Material Meditation Myself Power
My children, the secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice.
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Children Lying Practice Theory
He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.
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Himself Inspirational Struggle Try
Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
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Coward Fear Greatness Selfishness
Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.
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Excellence Missing Motivational Talk Yourself
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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Desire Joy Passion Reality
Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.
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Attachment Avoid Endurance Liberty
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
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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Mind Possible Reading Reality
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
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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Fear Hero Motivational
Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
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Men Moral Strength Willing
Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.
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Blame Commitment Ignorance Mistake

The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.

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