Motivational Quotes in English
Motivational Quotes from Swami Vivekananda, a great spiritual leader and philosopher:
“Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached.”
“Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead. If you lose, you can guide.”
“Strength is life, weakness is death.”
“All power is within you; you can do anything and everything.”
“Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders.”
“The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.”
“Be a hero. Always say, ‘I have no fear.’”
“You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.”
“Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong life.”
“He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.”
“Anything that makes you weak—physically, intellectually, and spiritually—reject it as poison.”
“Do one thing at a time, and while doing it, put your whole soul into it.”
“You are the creator of your own destiny.”
“Conquer yourself, and the whole universe is yours.”
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.”
“Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can, build your hope on none.”
“A man is not poor without a rupee but a man is really poor without a dream and ambition.”
“Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance.”
“First believe in the world—that there is meaning behind everything.”
“Have faith in yourselves, and stand up on that faith.”
“The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified.”
“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.”
“The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!”
“Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise, you may miss meeting an intelligent person in this world.”
“The brain and muscles must develop simultaneously. Iron nerves with an intelligent brain—and the whole world is at your feet.”
“Books are infinite in number, and time is short.”
“Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success.”
“Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of experience.”
“Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life—think of it, dream of it, live on that idea.”
“Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.”
“Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes.”
“Every work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding.”
“All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.”
“When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.”
“Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.”
“We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate.”
“You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you; none can make you spiritual.”
“As long as we think we are bound, we are bound.”
“Have that faith, each one of you, in yourself—that eternal power is lodged in every soul.”
“A character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character.”
“The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.”
“The only way to rise is by lifting others.”
“The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world.”
“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts?”
“The world is ready to give up its secrets if we only know how to knock, how to give it the necessary blow.”
“If you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.”
“All the powers in the universe are already ours.”
“The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer.”
“Life is short, give it your best.”
“The very reason for nature’s existence is for the education of the soul.”
“The moment you fear, you are nobody.”
“Do not be afraid of a small beginning. Great things come afterwards.”
“Cowards only sin, brave men never.”
“Be free, hope for nothing from anyone.”
“If you want to be great, never be afraid to fail.”
“Be not in despair. The way will open.”
“There is only one sin. That is weakness.”
“Come out into the broad light of day.”
“Do not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.”
“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.”
“This is the gist of all worship—to be pure and to do good to others.”
“All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction.”
“The best way to serve and seek God is through love.”
“Service to mankind is the highest form of worship.”
“Help and not fight, assimilation and not destruction, harmony and peace and not dissension.”
“Do good because it is good to do good.“
“Our duty is to encourage everyone in their struggle to live up to their highest idea.”
“If you love God, you will love all living beings.”
“Do good to all as you expect good from others.”
“There is no other teacher but your own soul.”
“All success depends upon how much power of concentration you have.”
“The best thermometer to the progress of a nation is its treatment of its women.”
“Infinite patience, infinite purity, and infinite perseverance are the secret of success.”
“Each soul is potentially divine.”
“Success is achieved twice—once in the mind and the second time in reality.”
“This attachment of love to God is indeed one that does not bind the soul but effectively breaks all its bondages.”
“Each man makes his own destiny.”
“This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be full of thorns.”
“Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance.”
“No good thing can be done without obstacles.”
“Every idea that strengthens you must be taken up and every thought that weakens you must be rejected.”
“You can do anything and everything without even the guidance of anyone.”
“Nothing is impossible for the brave-hearted.”
“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.”
“Be an atheist if you want, but do not believe in anything unquestioningly.”
“If you want to do something in the world, do not think that love and sympathy are enough; you must act.”
“Man is born to conquer nature and not to follow it.”
“Be the servant while leading. Be unselfish. Have infinite patience, and success is yours.”