Inspirational Quotations by Swami Vivekananda
- Do not believe in a thing because you have read about it in a book.
Do not believe in a thing because another man has said it was true.
Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by tradition.
Find out the truth for yourself. Reason it out. That is realization.
- All the powers in the universe are already ours.
It is we who have put our hands before
our eyes & cry that it is dark.
- We are what our thoughts have made us;
so take care about what you think.
Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.
- We are responsible for what we are,
and whatever we wish ourselves to be,
we have the power to make ourselves.
If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions,
it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be
produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.
- Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life -
think of it, dream of it, live on 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.
- So long as millions live in hunger and ignorance,
I hold every person a traitor who, having been
educated at their expense, pays not the least heed to them.