1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

Anything that makes weak – physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

Purity, perseverance, and energy - these three I want.

Religion in India must be made as free and as easy of access as is God’s air.

Whatever you think that you will be. If you think yourself weak, weak you will be; if you think yourself strong, you will be.

He who is alone is happy. Do good to all, like everyone, but do not love anyone. It is a bondage, and bondage brings only misery. Live alone in your mind – that is happiness. To have nobody to care for and never minding who cares for one is the way to be free.

There is no limit to the power of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.

The seeker’s silence is the loudest form of prayer.

All growth, progress, well – being, or degradation is but relative.

Be strong, my young friends; that is my advice to you. You will be nearer to Heaven through football than through the study of the Gita. These are bold words; but I have to say them, for I love you. I know where the shoe pinches.