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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.,Swami Vivekanand

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

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

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.,Swami Vivekanand

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.,Swami Vivekanand

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

Religion is the manifestation of the Divinity already in man.,Swami Vivekanand

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.,Swami Vivekanand

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.,Swami Vivekanand

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!,Swami Vivekanand

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.,Swami Vivekanand

Neither seek nor avoid; take what comes. It is liberty to be affected by nothing. Do not merely endure; be unattached.,Swami Vivekanand