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Few selected Maxims by Swami Vivekananda
Truth, purity and unselfishness -- wherever these are present, there is no power below or above the sun to crush the possessor thereof.
As soon as a man or a nation loses faith in himself, death comes.
The highest truth is always the simplest.
This world is neither good nor evil; each man manufactures a world for himself.
Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.
The glory of life is chastity.
Love is always the highest ideal
The greatest name man ever gave to God is Truth.
No one can get anything unless he earns it. This is an eternal law.
The brave alone can afford to be sincere. Compare the lion and the fox.
There is no other teacher but your own soul.
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That which is bound is nature, not the soul.
If we can find in ourself something that is not acted on by any cause, then we have known the Self.
Concentration is the essence of all knowledge, nothing can be done without it.
Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.
Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man.
As soon as you make a sect, you protest against universal brotherhood.
The more you fly from nature, the more she follows you; and if you do not care for her at all, she becomes your slave.
He who has conquered the internal nature controls the whole universe; it becomes his servant.
There is no virtue higher than non-injury.
Chastity is the basis of all religions.
Mercy shall not be for men alone, but shall go beyond, and embrace the whole world.
Renunciation is the very basis upon which ethics stands.
Everything is fraught with fear: Renunciation alone is fearless.
Truth does not pay homage to any society, modern or ancient. Society has to pay homage to truth, or die.
No man is born to any religion; he has a religion in his own soul
The real individuality is that which never changes and will never change; and that is the God within us.
Pure love has no motive. It has nothing to gain.
When love to God is revealed and is all, this world appears like a drop.
Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all, love.
The only worship is love.
Truth never dreams.
Through truth everything is attained. In truth everything is established.
The worm that crawls under your feet today is a God to be.
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material.
Each individual has to work out his own salvation; there is no other way, and so also with nations.
To the Yogi everything is bliss.
Misery is caused by sin, and by no other cause.
From contentment comes superlative happiness.
