Swami Vivekananda Quotes (507+)

God is merciful to those whom He sees struggling heart and soul for realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that His grace will never come.

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.

The moment I gave up the external search, I found the God within.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?

There is no limit to the powers of the human mind. The more concentrated it is, the more power is brought to bear on one point.

If money helps a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better.

The powers of the mind are like the rays of the sun when they are concentrated they illumine.

Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man.

Look upon every man, woman, and everyone as God. You cannot help anyone, you can only serve: serve the children of the Lord, serve the Lord Himself, if you have the privilege.

The sage is like the sky, which appears to be small and limited, but in reality is vast and limitless. The ignorant person is like a cloud, which seems to cover a lot of space, but in reality has no substance.

As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee!

Neither numbers nor powers nor wealth nor learning nor eloquence nor anything else will prevail, but purity, living the life, in one word, anubhuti, realization.