Those who grumble at the little thing that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything. Always grumbling they will lead a miserable life…. But those who do their duty putting their shoulder to the wheel will see the light, and higher and higher duties will fall to their share. Swami Vivekananda
Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power. Swami Vivekananda
Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood. Swami Vivekananda
Watch people do their most common actions; these are indeed the things that will tell you the real character of a great person. Swami Vivekananda
“Comfort” is no test of truth; on the contrary, truth is often far from being “comfortable”. Swami Vivekananda
Whenever we attain a higher vision, the lower vision disappears of itself. Swami Vivekananda
We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life. Swami Vivekananda
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute. Swami Vivekananda
A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century. Swami Vivekananda
Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe. Swami Vivekananda
