Quotes from Swami Vivekananda

Why should a Man be Moral? Because this strengthens his will.

Man's experience in the world is to enable him to get out of its whirlpool.

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself

Man never dies, nor is he ever born; bodies die, but he never dies.

In one sense Brahman is known to every human being; he knows, "I am"; but man does not know himself as he is.

Man is the nearest approach to Brahman.

Have faith in man, whether he appears to you to be a very learned one or a most ignorant one

Principles must conquer in the long run, for that is the manhood of man.

We can have no conception of God higher than man, so our God is man, and man is God.

The Absolute is the material of both God and man.

If a man, day and night, thinks he is miserable, low and nothing, nothing he becomes. If you say yea, yea, "I am, I am", so shall you be.

Liberty in thought and action is the only condition of life, growth and well-being: Where it does not exist, the man, the race, and the nation must go down.

Three things are necessary to make every man great,every nation great1.Conviction of the powers of goodness.2.Absence of jealousy and suspicion.3.Helping all who are trying to be and do good.

Man cannot be satisfied by wealth. Man cannot go beyond his nature, no more than you can jump out of your body.

Man dies but once. My disciples must not be cowards.

Man is the highest being in creation, because he attains to freedom.

Happiness presents itself to man, wearing the crown of sorrow on its head. He who welcomes it must also welcome sorrow.

It is impossible to think about the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is impossible for a bird to fly on only one wing.

The uplift of the women, the awakening of the masses must come first, and then only can any real good come about for the country, for India.

When you are doing any work, do not think of anything beyond. Do it as worship, as the highest worship, and devote your whole life to it for the time being.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. ... Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

Be not Afraid of anything. You will do Marvelous work. it is Fearlessness that brings Heaven even in a moment.

Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower.

Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.