Swami Vivekananda quotes - page 3

Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear. (Swami Vivekananda)
Women will work out their destinies - much better, too, than men can ever do for them. All the mischief to women has come because men undertook to shape the destiny of women. View quote
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We believe that every being is divine, is God. Every soul is a sun covered over with clouds of ignorance; the difference between soul and soul is owing to the difference in density of these layers of clouds. View quote
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Each work has to pass through these stages-ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood. View quote
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Desire, ignorance, and inequality-this is the trinity of bondage. View quote
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Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we should see a physician, take good food, and rest. View quote
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Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple. View quote
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Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste. View quote
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Don't look back-forward, infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience-then alone can great deeds be accomplished. View quote
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Be a hero. Always say, "I have no fear.” Tell this to everyone-"Have no fear.”. View quote
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Soft-brained people, weak-minded, chicken-hearted, cannot find the truth. One has to be free, and as broad as the sky. (Swami Vivekananda)
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute. View quote
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Be perfectly resigned, perfectly unconcerned; then alone can you do any true work. No eyes can see the real forces; we can only see the results. Put out self, forget it; just let God work, it is His business. View quote
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Woman has suffered for eons, and that has given her infinite patience and infinite perseverance. View quote
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Let us worship the spirit in spirit, standing on spirit. Let the foundation be spirit, the middle spirit, the culmination spirit. View quote
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Understanding human nature is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing it can we know God. It is also a fact that the knowledge of God is the highest knowledge, and only by knowing God can we understand human nature. View quote
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If a piece of burning charcoal be placed on a man's head, see how he struggles to throw it off. Similar will be the struggle for freedom of those who really understand that they are slaves of nature. View quote
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We want to know in order to make ourselves free. That is our life: one universal cry for freedom. View quote
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Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. View quote
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All truth is eternal. Truth is nobody's property; no race, no individual can lay any exclusive claim to it. Truth is the nature of all souls. View quote
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The human soul has sojourned in lower and higher forms, migrating from one to another according to the samskaras or impressions, but it is only in the highest form as a human being that it attains to freedom. (Swami Vivekananda)
Freedom can never be reached by the weak. Throw away all weakness. Tell your body that it is strong, tell your mind that it is strong, and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself. View quote
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If superstition enters, the brain is gone. View quote
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When we really begin to live in the world, then we understand what is meant by brotherhood or mankind, and not before. View quote
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Give me few men and women who are pure and selfless and I shall shake the world. View quote
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