SWAMI VIVEKANANDA QUOTES

Here are some quotes by Swami Vivekananda:

1. "Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached."

2. "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life — think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."

3. "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."

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

5. "Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none."

6. "We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far."

7. "Stand up, be bold, and take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at any god. Resolve that you will be pure and steadfast, and the waves of modifications will have to retire."

8. "Strength is life, weakness is death."

9. "In a day, when you don't come across any problems — you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path."

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

11. "All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-hearted. You can do anything and everything, without even the guidance of anyone. Stand up and express the divinity within you."

12. "Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and, above all, love."

13. "The greatest sin is to think yourself weak."

14. "Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you, must, in the long run, come back to you. If you love, that love will come back to you, completing the circle."

15. "Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide."

16. "The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in them — that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free."

17. "Anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually, and spiritually, reject as poison."

18. "The greatest help to spiritual life is meditation. In meditation, we divest ourselves of all material conditions and feel our divine nature. We do not depend upon any external help in meditation."

19. "Education is not the amount of information that is put into your brain and runs riot there, undigested, all your life. We must have life building, man-making, character-making, assimilation of ideas."

20. "Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear.'"

Swami Vivekananda's words continue to inspire people to discover their inner strength and spiritual potential. His teachings promote self-belief, love, and service to humanity.