Swami Vivekananda

As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves.

Swami Vivekananda

Ask nothing; want nothing in return. Give what you have to give; it will come back to you, but do not think of that now.

Swami Vivekananda

Be grateful that the poor man is there, so that by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.

Swami Vivekananda

Be moral. Be brave. Be a heart-whole man, strictly moral, brave unto desperation. Don’t bother your head with religious theories. Cowards only sin, brave men never, no, not even in mind.

Swami Vivekananda

Bear in mind, my children, that only cowards and those who are weak commit sin and tell lies. The brave are always moral. Try to be moral, try to be brave, try to be sympathising.

Swami Vivekananda

Bless people when they revile you. Think how much good they are doing by helping to stamp out the false ego.

Swami Vivekananda

Business is business, no child’s play.

Swami Vivekananda

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

Swami Vivekananda

Cut the bondage of all worldly affections; go beyond laziness and all care as to what becomes of you.

Swami Vivekananda

Devotion to duty is the highest form of worship of God.

Swami Vivekananda