Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.
SWAMI VIVEKANANDAIf you are pure, if you are strong, you, one man are equal to the whole world.
More Swami Vivekananda Quotes
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As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which he created made me a slave.
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True progress is slow but sure.
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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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The test of progress is the amount of renunciation that one has attained.
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Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.
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Eka-Nishtha or devotion to one ideal is absolutely necessary for the beginner in the practice of religious devotion.
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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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We have either to progress or to degenerate. Our ancestors did great things in the past, but we have to grow into a fuller life and march beyond even their great achievements.
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The help which tends to make us spiritually strong is the highest help, next to it comes intellectual help and after that comes physical help.
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Never say NO, Never say, ‘I cannot’, for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.
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Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.
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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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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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Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle.
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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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