Every successful man must have behind him somewhere tremendous integrity, tremendous sincerity, and that is the cause of his signal success in life. He may not have been perfectly unselfish; yet he was tending towards it. If he had been perfectly unselfish, his would have been as great a success as that of the Buddha or of the Christ. The degree of unselfishness marks the degree of success everywhere.

Swami Vivekananda

Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.

Swami Vivekananda

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You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when you will understand. You must. Nobody will be left behind.

Swami Vivekananda

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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.

Swami Vivekananda

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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.

Swami Vivekananda

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When I Asked God for Strength He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face When I Asked God for Brain & Brawn He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve When I Asked God for Happiness He Showed Me Some Unhappy People When I Asked God for Wealth He Showed Me How to Work Hard When I Asked God for Favors He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard When I Asked God for Peace He Showed Me How to Help Others God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted He Gave Me Everything I Needed.

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Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!

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Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.

Swami Vivekananda

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Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

Swami Vivekananda

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The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.

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When a man is perfect, he sees perfection in others. When he sees imperfection, it is his own mind projecting itself.

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Expansion is life, contraction is death. Love is life, hatred is death.

Swami Vivekananda

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The greatest sin is to think yourself weak

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All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do any thing and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.

Swami Vivekananda

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Blame neither man, nor God, nor anyone in the world. When you find yourselves suffering, blame yourselves, and try to do better.

Swami Vivekananda

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I am teaching you now about it, but how many of you will practice it?

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Stand up, be bold, be strong.

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As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves.

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Never are we nearer the Light than when the darkness is deepest.

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Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.

Swami Vivekananda

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Believe in yourself and the world will be at your feet.

Swami Vivekananda

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