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Country Quotes by Swami Vivekananda
- "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." Can we see God? Of course not. Can we know God? Of course not.…
- We may convert every house in the country into a charity asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but the misery of man will…
- Neither numbers nor powers nor wealth nor learning nor eloquence nor anything else will prevail, but purity, living the life, in one word, anubhuti, realisation.…
- Go on bravely. Do not expect success in a day or a year. Always hold on to the highest. Be steady. Avoid jealousy and selfishness.…
- These practices - non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, chastity, and non-receiving - are to be practised by every man, woman, and child; by every soul, irrespective of…
- There is, however, only one idea of duty which has been universally accepted by all mankind, of all ages and sects and countries, and that…
- I have come to this conclusion that there is only one country in the world which understands religion - it is India.
- Religion is the life of India, religion is the language of this country, the symbol of all its movements.
- The power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . .
- It is the same India which has withstood the shocks of centuries, of hundreds of foreign invasions of hundreds of upheavals of manners and customs.…
- How can there be any progress of the country without the spread of education, the dawning of knowledge?
- Was there ever a sillier thing before in the world than what I saw in Malabar country? The poor Pariah is not allowed to pass…
- In countries where there is no marriage, there is no duty between husband and wife; when marriage comes, husband and wife live together on account…
- Hindu Dharma is the quintessence of our national life, hold fast to it if you want your country to survive, or else you would be…
- The sculptor, the painter the musician the dancer, or any artist, if he can first obtain celebrate in Paris, acquires very easily the esteem and…
- It is very difficult to understand why in this country [India] so much difference is made between men and women, whereas the Vedanta declares that…
- The uplift of the women, the awakening of the masses must come first, and then only can any real good come about for the country,…
- What we want now is an immense awakening of Râjasika energy, for the whole country is wrapped in the shroud of Tamas. The people of…
- Now is wanted intense Karma-Yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused.
- You all know that certain things are necessary to make a religion. First of all, there is the book. The power of the book is…
- Law is death. The more of the law in a country, the worse for the country.
- So long as even a single dog in my country is without food, my whole religion will be to feed it.
- I ask you all so earnestly to open girl's schools in every village and try to uplift them. If the Conditions of women are raised,…
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