All Swami Vivekananda Quotes
- The Buddha is not a person but a (state of) realization to which anyone can attain. Anyone
- I am persuaded that a leader is not made in one life. He has to be born for it. For the difficulty is not in… Along
- A man may be the greatest philosopher in the world but a child in RELIGION. When a man has developed a high state of spirituality… Child
- Whatever you are doing, put your whole mind on it. If you are shooting, your mind should be only on the target. Then you will… Boys
- My countrymen should have nerves of steel, muscles of iron, and minds like thunderbolt. Countrymen
- TO worship God even for the sake of salvation or any other reward is equally degenerate. Love knows no reward. Give your love unto to… Any
- Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, here, my poor man, but be grateful that the… Able
- Infinite power of the spirit, brought to bear upon matter evolves material development, made to act upon thought evolves intellectuality, and made to act upon… Act
- Renunciation is the background of all religious thought wherever it be, and you will always find that as this idea of renunciation lessens, the more… All
- Tremendous purity, tremendous renunciation, is the one secret of spirituality. “Neither through wealth, nor through progeny, but through renunciation alone is immortality to be reached,”… All
- This little separate self must die. Then we shall find that we are in the Real, and that Real is God, and He is our… All
- This world is nothing. It is at best only a hideous caricature, a shadow of the Real. We must go to the Real. Renunciation will… Bases
- Be brave! Be strong! Be fearless! Once you have taken up the spiritual life, fight as long as there is any life in you. Even… Any
- Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work. Brain
- If the mind is intensely eager, everything can be accomplished—mountains can be crumbled into atoms. Accomplished
- YOU know, I may have to be born again, you see, I have fallen in love with mankind. Born
- He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God. Faith
- Strength is life, Weakness is death. Death
- Unity in variety is the plan of the universe. Justice
- We are the makers of our own lives. There is no such thing as fate. Our lives are the result of our previous actions, our… Able
- Never are we nearer the Light than when the darkness is deepest. Darkness
- We should cultivate the optimistic temperament, and endeavour to see the good that dwells in everything. If we sit down and lament over the imperfection… Adverse
- If you are a strong man, very good! But do not curse others who are not strong enough for you. ...Everyone says, "Woe unto you… Ability
- The only test of goods things is that they make us strong. Goods
- Be strong, get beyond all superstitions, and be free. All