Swami Vivekananda

Test everything, try everything, and then believe it, and if you find it for the good of many, give it to all.

Swami Vivekananda

The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain – and the whole world is at your feet.

Swami Vivekananda

The cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.

Swami Vivekananda

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Swami Vivekananda

The goal of mankind is knowledge. That is the one ideal placed before us by Eastern philosophy. Pleasure is not the goal of man, but knowledge. Pleasure and happiness come to an end. It is a mistake to suppose that pleasure is the goal.

Swami Vivekananda

The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful.

Swami Vivekananda

The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.

Swami Vivekananda

The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.

Swami Vivekananda

The sky never changes: it is the cloud that is changing.

Swami Vivekananda

The Soul is not composed of any materials. It is unity indivisible. Therefore it must be indestructible.

Swami Vivekananda