Quotes By Swami Vivekananda

Never talk about the faults of others, no matter how bad they may be. Nothing is ever gained by that. You never help one by talking about his fault; you do him an injury, and injure yourself as well.

Give love, give help, give service, and give any little thing you can, but keep out barter.

Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.

The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.

Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.

Practice makes us what we shall be.

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.

The cause of today is the effect of the past and the cause for the future.

The awakening of the soul to its bondage and its effort to stand up and assert itself - this is called life.

Take any path you like; follow any prophet you like; but have only that method which suits your own nature, so that you will be sure to progress.

By practice men can bring even the heart under control, until it will just beat at will, slowly, or quickly, or almost stop. Nearly every part of the body can be brought under control.

There is salvation only for the brave.

Accumulate power in silence and become a dynamo of spirituality.

Thank God for giving you this world as a moral gymnasium to help your development, but never imagine you can help the world.

This misery that I am suffering is of my own doing, and that very thing proves that it will have to be undone by me alone.

The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own existence.

Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.

To cowards what advice shall I offer? - nothing whatsoever have I to say.

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

Holy meditation helps to burn out all mental impurities.