1,842 Quotes by Swami Vivekananda

Each man is perfect by his nature; prophets have manifested this perfection, but it is potential in us.

Thinking of objects, attachment to them is formed in a man. From attachment longing, and from longing anger grows.

Stand up and be strong! No fear. No superstition. Face the truth as it is!

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

This World will always continue to be a mixture of Good and Evil. Our duty is to sympathize with the weak and to Love even the wrongdoer.

If there is inequality in nature, still there must be equal chance for all - or if greater for some and for some less - the weaker should be given more chance than the strong. In other words, a Brahmin is not so much in need of education as a Chandala. If the son of a Brahmin needs one teacher, that of a Chandala needs ten. For greater help must be given to him whom nature has not endowed with an acute intellect from birth. It is a madman who carries coals to Newcastle. The poor, the downtrodden, the ignorant, let these be your God.

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. The touch of the soul can paint the brightest color even in the dingiest places; it can cast a fragrance over the vilest thing; it can make the wicked divine-and all enmity, all selfishness is effaced.

There cannot be a cause without an effect, the present must have had its cause in the past and will have its effect in the future.

Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.