Swami Vivekananda Quotes

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

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.

To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”. Have that sort of energy, that sort of will; work hard, and you will reach the goal.

A perfect life is a contradiction in terms.

If I do an evil action, I must suffer for it; there is no power in this universe to stop or stay it.

Learn to recognise the mother in Evil, Terror, Sorrow, Denial, as well as in Sweetness and in Joy.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength. Teach men of strength that is already within them.

Death is better than a vegetating ignorant life; it is better to die on the battle-field than to live a life of defeat.

This world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.