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Therefore Quotes by Swami Vivekananda
- Every act of charity, every thought of sympathy, every action of help, every good deed, is taking so much of self-importance away from our little…
- Mark, therefore, the ordinary theory of practical religion, what it leads to. Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run…
- If you intend to study the mind, you must have systematic training; you must practice to bring the mind under your control, to attain to…
- Life is short, and therefore, one thing being certain, death, let us take up a great ideal, and give up the whole life to it.…
- Perfect life is a contradiction in terms. Therefore we must always expect to find things not up to our highest ideal. Knowing this, we are…
- I am proud to call myself a Hindu, I am proud that I am one of your unworthy servants. I am proud that I am…
- There is the mind itself. It is like a smooth lake which when struck, say by a stone, vibrates. The vibrations gather together and react…
- Here in India, it is religion that forms the very core of the national heart. It is the backbone, the bed-rock, the foundation upon which…
- Man, therefore, according to the Vedanta philosophy, is the greatest being that is in the universe.
- I think the Greeks first took astrology to India and took from the Hindus the science of astronomy and carried it back with them from…
- The effect is delusion, and therefore the cause must be delusion.
- This world is not for cowards. Do not try to fly. Look not for success or failure. Join yourself to the perfectly unselfish will and…
- The Vedas teach that the soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond will burst, and…
- Just as the body has its progress and decadence, so also has the mind, and, therefore, the mind is not the soul, because the soul…
- Whether on the ground of materialism, or of intellect, or of spirituality, the compensation that is given by the Lord to every one impartially is…
- Chastity, non-injury, forgiving even the greatest enemy, truth, faith in the Lord, these are all different Vrittis. Be not afraid if you are not perfect…
- Every wave of passion restrained is a balance in your favor. It is therefore good policy not to return anger for anger, as with all…
- Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world. It is…
- This world, this universe which our senses feel, or our mind thinks, is but one atom, so to say, of the Infinite, projected on to…
- The Soul is not composed of any materials. It is unity indivisible. Therefore it must be indestructible.
- You nourish your minds by reading books. There is no good in doing that unless you hold it also as a sacrifice to the whole…
- Doing is very good, but that comes from thinking. Little manifestations of energy through the muscles are called work. But where there is no thought,…
- You have the right to work, but do not become so degenerate as to look for results. Work incessantly, but see something behind the work.…
- All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life. He who loves lives, he who is selfish is…
- Astrology and all these mystical things are generally signs of a weak mind; therefore as soon as they are becoming prominent in our minds, we…
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- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
- He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough to apprehend, but not to have, is… — Aristotle
- Oh, the most important thing about myself is that my life has been full of changes. Therefore, when I observe the world,… — Chinua Achebe
- There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me… — Chinua Achebe
- The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no… — Marcus Aurelius
- A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely,… — Charles Babbage
- Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. — Francis Bacon
- Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible. — Francis Bacon
- A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to… — Mikhail Bakunin
- We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem. — Douglas Adams