1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

He who has infinite patience and infinite energy at his back, will alone succeed.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so. If there is sin, this is the only sin; to say that you are weak, or others are weak.

The essence of our Faith consists simply in this freedom of the Ishta.

What we call powers, secrets of nature, and force, are all within. In the external world are only a series of changes.

Be proud that thou art an Indian, and proudly proclaim, "I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother." Say, "The ignorant Indian, the poor and destitute Indian, the Brahmin Indian, the Pariah Indian, is my brother."

Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.

The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all.

Every individual has in himself perfection. It lies within the dark recesses of his physical being.

Whenever there is a conflict between the pure heart and the intellect, always side with the pure heart.