---
title: "5 Glasses Quotes By Swami Vivekananda"
description: "5 Glasses quotes by Swami Vivekananda. Plus more from Swami Vivekananda and more Glasses sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg"
---

> [We must always remember that God is Love. "A fool indeed is he who, living on the banks of the Ganga, seeks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love-a-fool-indeed-is-he-who/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg)

> [Fool indeed is he, who, living on the banks of the Ganga, digs a little well for water. Fool indeed is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-banks-of-the-ganga-digs-a-little/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-bank_667621.jpg)

> [Do not go for glass beads leaving the mine of diamonds. This life is a great chance. What, seekest thou the pleasures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mine-of-diamonds-this-life-is-a/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/swami-vivekananda-53_aim_do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mi_939793.jpg)

> [ The soul ... is nameless because it is formless. It will neither go to heaven nor \[to hell\] any more than it… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-formless-it-will-neither-go-to/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/swami-vivekananda-53_form_the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-forml_3141003.jpg)

> [Who can break the law? If I break this glass, it will fall down. If anyone succeeds in throwing one atom out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-glass-it-will-fall-down-if/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/swami-vivekananda-53_atoms_who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-gl_3191860.jpg)

## Other authors on Glasses

## More by Swami Vivekananda

> [Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/every-action-that-helps-us-manifest-our-divine-nature-more-and-more/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Holiness sincerity, and faith.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/holiness-sincerity-and-faith/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-hindus-have-a-peculiar-slovenliness-in-business-matters-not-being/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Renunciation is in our blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/renunciation-is-in-our-blood/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Let positive, strong, helpful thoughts enter into your brains from very childhood. Lay yourselves open to these thoughts, and not to weakening and paralysing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/let-positive-strong-helpful-thoughts-enter-into-your-brains-from-very/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/where-can-we-go-to-find-god-if-we-cannot-see-him-in-our-own-hearts/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [It is the free alone which never changes, and the unchangeable alone which is free; for change is produced by something exterior to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/it-is-the-free-alone-which-never-changes-and-the-unchangeable-alone/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Above all, India is the land of religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/above-all-india-is-the-land-of-religion/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-awakening-of-the-soul-to-its-bondage-and-its-effort-to-stand-up/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [It is the Prana that is manifesting as motion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/it-is-the-prana-that-is-manifesting-as-motion/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/though-an-atom-is-invisible-unthinkable-yet-in-it-are-the-whole-power/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Nothing can be produced without a cause, and the effect is but the cause reproduced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/nothing-can-be-produced-without-a-cause-and-the-effect-is-but-the/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future. "Let the dead past bury its dead." The infinite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/all-the-strength-and-succour-you-want-is-within-yourselves-therefore/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any life in you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/be-brave-be-strong-be-fearless-once-you-have-taken-up-the-spiritual/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

> [“there is a continuity of mind, as the Yogis call it. The mind is universal. Your mind, my mind, all these little minds, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/there-is-a-continuity-of-mind-as-the-yogis-call-it-the-mind-is/)

[Swami Vivekananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-vivekananda/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/#itemlist",
            "name": "5 Glasses Quotes By Swami Vivekananda",
            "numberOfItems": 5,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "We must always remember that God is Love. \"A fool indeed is he who, living on the banks of the Ganga, seeks to dig a little well for water. A fool indeed is the man who, living near a mine of diamonds, spends his life in searching for beads of glass.\" God is that mine of diamonds. We are fools indeed to give up God for legends of ghosts or flying hobgoblins. It is a disease, a morbid desire.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Swami Vivekananda"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love-a-fool-indeed-is-he-who/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“We must always remember that God is Love. \"A fool indeed is he who, living on the banks of the Ganga, seeks…” — Swami Vivekananda",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Fool indeed is he, who, living on the banks of the Ganga, digs a little well for water. Fool indeed is the man who, coming to a mine of diamonds, begins to search for glass beads.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Swami Vivekananda"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-banks-of-the-ganga-digs-a-little/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-bank_667621.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-bank_667621.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4af/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_fool-indeed-is-he-who-living-on-the-bank_667621.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Fool indeed is he, who, living on the banks of the Ganga, digs a little well for water. Fool indeed is the…” — Swami Vivekananda",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Do not go for glass beads leaving the mine of diamonds. This life is a great chance. What, seekest thou the pleasures of the world? He is the fountain of all bliss. See for the highest, aim at that highest, and you shall reach the highest.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Swami Vivekananda"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mine-of-diamonds-this-life-is-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/swami-vivekananda-53_aim_do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mi_939793.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/swami-vivekananda-53_aim_do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mi_939793.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/swami-vivekananda-53_aim_do-not-go-for-glass-beads-leaving-the-mi_939793.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Do not go for glass beads leaving the mine of diamonds. This life is a great chance. What, seekest thou the…” — Swami Vivekananda",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "The soul ... is nameless because it is formless. It will neither go to heaven nor [to hell] any more than it will enter this glass.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Swami Vivekananda"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-formless-it-will-neither-go-to/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/swami-vivekananda-53_form_the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-forml_3141003.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/swami-vivekananda-53_form_the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-forml_3141003.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/396/swami-vivekananda-53_form_the-soul-is-nameless-because-it-is-forml_3141003.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“The soul ... is nameless because it is formless. It will neither go to heaven nor [to hell] any more than it…” — Swami Vivekananda",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Who can break the law? If I break this glass, it will fall down. If anyone succeeds in throwing one atom out of place, every other atom will go out of balance. . . . The law can never be broken. Each atom is kept in its place. Each is weighed and measured and fulfils its [purpose] and place. Through His command the winds blow, the sun shines. Through His rule the worlds are kept in place. Through His orders death is sporting upon the earth. Just think of two or three Gods having a wrestling match in this world! It cannot be.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Swami Vivekananda"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-vivekananda/who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-glass-it-will-fall-down-if/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/swami-vivekananda-53_atoms_who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-gl_3191860.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/swami-vivekananda-53_atoms_who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-gl_3191860.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/996/swami-vivekananda-53_atoms_who-can-break-the-law-if-i-break-this-gl_3191860.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Who can break the law? If I break this glass, it will fall down. If anyone succeeds in throwing one atom out…” — Swami Vivekananda",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/",
            "name": "Glasses Quotes by Swami Vivekananda",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/swami-vivekananda-53_beads_we-must-always-remember-that-god-is-love_240556.jpg"
            },
            "description": "5 Glasses quotes by Swami Vivekananda. Plus more from Swami Vivekananda and more Glasses sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Glasses",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Swami Vivekananda",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/glasses/swami-vivekananda/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```