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Quotes of Swami Vivekananda
28 quotes
“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
religion
faith
self-truth
“The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
service
purification
goodness
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
focus
dedication
life purpose
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'Work, Its Secret and Its Reward', CW Vol. 1, p. 38
world
strength
life
“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
growth
spirituality
self-realization
“The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
sin
weakness
self-perception
“The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'Work, Its Secret and Its Reward', CW Vol. 1, p. 38
fire
responsibility
cause
“The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
service
purification
goodness
“All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Vedanta Philosophy', CW Vol. 1, p. 82
oneness
difference
unity
“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
religion
faith
self-truth
“Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'The Secret of Work', CW Vol. 1, p. 41
self-reliance
hope
action
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
— Lecture: 'Work, Its Secret and Its Reward', CW Vol. 1, p. 38
world
strength
life
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