« All Present Quotes · Swami Vivekananda's Page
Present Quotes by Swami Vivekananda
- It is an irrational claim to believe in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the same time to hold that the greater part of…
- The present Hindu society is organised only for spiritual men, and hopelessly crushes out everybody else. Why? Where shall they go who want to enjoy…
- Present-day Hinduism and Buddhism were growths from the same branch. Buddhism degenerated, and Shankara lopped it off!
- No study has taken so much of human energy, whether in times past or present, as the study of the soul, of God, and of…
- The present is determined by our past actions, and the future by the present.
- Everything is present in its cause, in its fine form.
- There cannot be a cause without an effect, the present must have had its cause in the past and will have its effect in the…
- From the highest god to the meanest grass, the same power is present in all - whether manifested or not. We shall have to call…
- God is present in every Jiva; there is no other God besides that. Who serves Jiva serves God indeed.
- Truth, purity, and unselfishness wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof. Equipped with these,…
- 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…
- We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are…
More Present Quotes
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business.… — Mary Astell
- I'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.' It's that you cannot present as knowledge something… — Margaret Atwood
- Confine yourself to the present. — Marcus Aurelius
- Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today… — Marcus Aurelius
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now. It is your thoughts and acts of… — Sai Baba
- A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught… — Ibrahim Babangida
- An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect… — Irving Babbitt
- Let him who would enjoy a good future waste none of his present. — Roger Babson
- Having experienced personally and through my family the tragedy of Chile is something always present in my memory. I do not want… — Michelle Bachelet
- In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present. — Francis Bacon