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. Swami Vivekananda More Quotes by Swami Vivekananda More Quotes From Swami Vivekananda Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world. Swami Vivekananda thank-god development giving Each nation has a main current in life; in India it is religion. Make it strong and the waters on either side must move along with it. This is one phase of my line of thought. In time, I hope to bring them all out, but at present I find I have a mission in this country also. Moreover, I expect help in this country and from here alone. But up to date I could not do anything except spreading my ideas. Now I want that a similar attempt be made in India. Swami Vivekananda strong country moving There is one thing to be remembered: that the assertion 'I am God' cannot be made with regard to the sense-world. Swami Vivekananda motivational inspirational world My faith is in the younger generation, the modern generation. Out of them will come my workers. They will work out the whole problem like lions Swami Vivekananda generations work-out motivational Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes. Swami Vivekananda vedanta A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century. Swami Vivekananda heart motivational inspirational As soon as I think that I am a little body, I want to preserve it, to protect it, to keep it nice, at the expense of other bodies; then you and I become separate. Swami Vivekananda nice want thinking BY the study of different RELIGIONS we find that in essence they are one. Swami Vivekananda different study essence Faith, sympathy - fiery faith and fiery sympathy! Life is nothing, death is nothing, hunger nothing, cold nothing. Glory unto the Lord - march on, the Lord is our General. Do not look back to see who falls - forward - onward! Thus and thus we shall go on, brethren. One falls, and another takes up the work Swami Vivekananda moving-on inspirational life God is very merciful to those whom He sees struggling heart and soul for spiritual realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that His grace will never come. Swami Vivekananda struggle spiritual heart Give up the awful disease that is creeping into our national blood, that idea of ridiculing everything, that loss of seriousness. Give that up. Be strong and have this Shraddha, and everything else is bound to follow. Swami Vivekananda giving-up strong faith Our best work is done, our greatest influence is exerted, when we are without thought of self. Swami Vivekananda influence done self The perfect man sees nothing but God. Swami Vivekananda human-beings perfect men Our own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice. Swami Vivekananda selfishness coward causes Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way. Swami Vivekananda brother inspiring inspirational Have fire and spread all over. Work, work. Be the servant while leading, be unselfish, and never listen to one friend in private accusing another. Have infinite patience, and success is yours. Swami Vivekananda perseverance fire patience Don't you find that in a weak physique it is difficult to control the sex - appetite or anger? Swami Vivekananda anger weak sex Stand in that reverent attitude to the whole universe, and then will come perfect non attachment. Swami Vivekananda attachment inspiration attitude Have faith in yourself, all power is in you, be conscious and bring it out Swami Vivekananda faith-in-yourself conscious have-faith If superstition enters, the brain is gone. Swami Vivekananda gone brain inspiring
