Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. Swami Vivekananda More Quotes by Swami Vivekananda More Quotes From Swami Vivekananda All work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there, to wake up the soul. The power is inside every man, so is knowing; the different works are like blows to bring them out, to cause these giants to wake up. Swami Vivekananda knowingblowmen Manifest the divinity within you and everything will be harmoniously arranged around it. Swami Vivekananda divinitywithin-youmanifest Never mind these failures, these little backslidings; hold the ideal a thousand times, and if you fail a thousand times, make the attempt once more. Swami Vivekananda failingmindlittles All great undertakings are achieved through mighty obstacles. Keep up the deepest mental poise. Take not even the slightest notice of what puerile creatures may be saying against you. Swami Vivekananda poiseobstaclesmay Bear in mind, my children, that only cowards and those who are weak commit sin and tell lies. The brave are always moral. Try to be moral, try to be brave, try to be sympathising. Swami Vivekananda motivationallyingchildren Through practice comes Yoga, through Yoga comes knowledge, through knowledge love, and through love bliss. Swami Vivekananda blissyogapractice The difference between God and the devil is in nothing except in unselfishness and selfishness. The devil knows as much as God, is as powerful as God; only he has no holiness that makes him a devil. Apply the same idea to the modern world: excess of knowledge and power, without holiness, makes human beings devils. Swami Vivekananda knowledge-and-powerdifferencespowerful Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be. Swami Vivekananda strongmotivationalinspirational I have a message for the world, which I will deliver without fear and care for the future. To the reformers I will point out that I am a greater reformer than any one of them. They want to reform only little bits. I want root-and-branch reform. Swami Vivekananda reformmessagesroots Know that every time you feel weak, you not only hurt yourself but also the cause. Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success. Swami Vivekananda hurtmotivationalinspirational When death is so certain, it is better to die for a good cause. Swami Vivekananda diescertaincauses The same fire that cooks a meal for us may burn a child, and it is no fault of the fire if it does so; the difference lies in the way in which it is used. Swami Vivekananda firelyingchildren All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything. Swami Vivekananda onenessdifferencesinspiration 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. Swami Vivekananda knowledge-of-godunderstandingknowing Man never dies, nor is he ever born; bodies die, but he never dies. Swami Vivekananda motivationalinspirationalmen ...never try to follow another's path for that is his way, not yours. When that path is found, you have nothing to do but fold your arms and the tide will carry you to freedom. Swami Vivekananda found-youtryinginspirational When I asked God for strength, He gave me difficult situations to face. Swami Vivekananda difficult-situationsdifficultfaces 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. Swami Vivekananda acceptanceinspiringthinking To realize the spirit as spirit is practical religion. Everything else is good so far as it leads to this one grand idea. Swami Vivekananda chains-that-bindspiritideas My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt. Swami Vivekananda ironshould-havemind
