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Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.

Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.

Swami Vivekananda
Motivational, Goal, Levels

Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy.

Swami Vivekananda
Lazy, Busy, Easy

Never say NO, Never say, 'I cannot', for you are INFINITE. All the power is WITHIN you. You can do anything.

Swami Vivekananda
Infinite, Can Do, Within You

Take Risks in Your Life If you Win, U Can Lead! If You Lose, You can Guide!

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Winning, Risk

You are incarnations of God, all of you. You are incarnations of the Almighty, Omnipresent, Divine Principle. You may laugh at me now, but the time will come when you will understand. You must. Nobody will be left behind.

Swami Vivekananda
Laughing, Principles, May

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.

Swami Vivekananda
Positive, Positivity, Thinking
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.30, Advaita Ashrama

Though an atom is invisible, unthinkable, yet in it are the whole power and potency of the universe.

Swami Vivekananda
Atoms, Invisible, Potency
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.3152, Manonmani Publishers

Talk to yourself atleast once in a Day.. Otherwise you may miss a meeting with an EXCELLENT person in this World.

Swami Vivekananda
Motivational, Missing, Excellence

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

Swami Vivekananda
Worship, Devotion, Form
Swami Vivekananda (1990). “Awakened India”

Things do not grow better; they remain as they are. It is we who grow better, by the changes we make in ourselves.

Swami Vivekananda
Grows

You are the creator of your own destiny

Swami Vivekananda
Strength, Destiny, Atman
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.159, Vivekananda Kendra

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.

Swami Vivekananda
Travel, Inspiration, Reflection
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “Personality Development”, p.22, Advaita Ashrama

When I Asked God for Strength He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face When I Asked God for Brain & Brawn He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve When I Asked God for Happiness He Showed Me Some Unhappy People When I Asked God for Wealth He Showed Me How to Work Hard When I Asked God for Favors He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard When I Asked God for Peace He Showed Me How to Help Others God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted He Gave Me Everything I Needed.

Swami Vivekananda
Hard Work, Helping Others, Opportunity

Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.

Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2375, Manonmani Publishers

All power is within you. Believe in that,do not believe that you are weak... Stand up and express the Divinity within you.

Swami Vivekananda
Motivational, Believe, Divinity
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.1195, Manonmani Publishers

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Life, Motivational
Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.141, Vivekananda Kendra

Take up an idea, devote yourself to it, struggle on in patience, and the sun will rise for you.

Swami Vivekananda
Patience, Struggle, Ideas
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2629, Manonmani Publishers

Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.

Swami Vivekananda
Inspirational, Motivational, Strong
"The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda".

Purity, patience and perseverance overcome all obstacles. All great things must of necessity be slow.

Swami Vivekananda
Patience, Perseverance, Overcoming
Swami Vivekananda (2015). “The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda”, p.2870, Manonmani Publishers

Everyone goes with the flow... but the one who goes against the flow becomes someone remarkable in life.

Swami Vivekananda
Flow, Remarkable

The gift of knowledge is the highest gift in the world.

Swami Vivekananda
World, Highest

He who struggles is better than he who never attempts

Swami Vivekananda
Struggle
Swami Vivekananda (1963). “Selections from Swami Vivekananda”

In this body, He resides, the Lord of souls and the King of kings.

Swami Vivekananda
Kings, Soul, Body
Swami Vivekananda (1979). “Awakened India”

It is the greatest manifestation of power to be calm.

Swami Vivekananda
Power, Calm, Manifestation
Swami Vivekananda (2011). “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali”, p.10, Duncan Baird Publishers

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

Swami Vivekananda
Thinking, People, Ego

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