Quotes By Swami Vivekananda

When death is certain, it is best to sacrifice oneself for a good cause.

Experience is the only teacher we have.

If superstition enters, the brain is gone.

Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not.

The greatest sin is to think that you are weak.

Whatever is weak, avoid! It is death. If it is strength, go down into hell and get hold of it!

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.

The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves.

Neither money pays, nor name pays, nor fame, nor learning; it is CHARACTER that cleave through adamantine walls of difference.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality-this is the trinity of bondage.

Not believing in the glory of our own soul is what the Vedanta calls atheism.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

We must be Bright and Cheerful, long faces do not make Religion.

They alone live, who live for others.

Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.

Never say NO, Never say, 'I cannot', for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.

Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.