Top 500 Swami Vivekananda Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “Blame neither man, nor God, nor anyone in the world. When you find yourselves suffering, blame yourselves, and try to do better.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

303. “Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die.”

— Swami Vivekananda

304. “Had I lived in Palestine, in the days of Jesus of Nazareth, I would have washed his feet, not with my tears, but with my heart’s blood!”

— Swami Vivekananda

305. “If you really want to judge the character of a man, look not at his great performances. Watch a man do his most common actions.”

— Swami Vivekananda

306. “Let the mind be cheerful but calm. Never let it run into excesses, because every excess will be followed by a reaction.”

— Swami Vivekananda

307. “This, I have seen in life – those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step. Those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace; and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.”

— Swami Vivekananda

308. “Each soul is a star and all stars are set in the infinite azure, the eternal sky-the Lord.”

— Swami Vivekananda

309. “True religion comes not front the teaching of men or the reading of books; it is the awakening of the spirit within us, consequent upon pure and heroic action.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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310. “Anything that is western origin, first you verify it, then accept it. Anything that is Indian origin, first accept it, then verify it if necessary.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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311. “Let the end and the means be joined into one.”

— Swami Vivekananda

312. “It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.”

— Swami Vivekananda

313. “Attachment comes only where we expect a return.”

— Swami Vivekananda

314. “The mistake is that we cling to the body when it is the spirit that is really immortal.”

— Swami Vivekananda

315. “This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger.”

— Swami Vivekananda

316. “The law of attraction which holds good for the heavenly bodies also holds good for the smallest particles.”

— Swami Vivekananda

317. “Man has infinite power within himself, and he can realise it – he can realise himself as the one infinite Self. It can be done; but you do not believe it. You pray to God and keep your powder dry all the time.”

— Swami Vivekananda

318. “Jnana, bhakti, yoga and karma – these are the four paths which lead to spiritual freedom. One must follow the path for which one is best suited. But in this age, special stress should be laid on karma yoga.”

— Swami Vivekananda

319. “All the strength and succour you want is within yourselves. Therefore make your own future. “Let the dead past bury its dead.” The infinite future is before you.”

— Swami Vivekananda

320. “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

321. “Do not believe a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe a thing because another man has said it was true. Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by tradition. Find out the truth for yourself. Reason it out. That is realization.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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322. “Every action that helps us manifest our divine nature more and more is good; every action that retards it is evil.”

— Swami Vivekananda

323. “Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of gain, and anger. And this truth is with us!”

— Swami Vivekananda

324. “We may convert every house in the country into a charity asylum, we may fill the land with hospitals, but the misery of man will still continue to exist until man’s character changes.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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325. “God is not to be reached by the weak. Never be weak. You have infinite strength within you. How else will you conquer anything? How else will you come to God?”

— Swami Vivekananda

326. “God is cruel and not cruel. He is all being and not being at the same time. Hence He is all contradictions. Nature also is nothing but a mass of contradictions.”

— Swami Vivekananda

327. “Life is short, and therefore, one thing being certain, death, let us take up a great ideal, and give up the whole life to it. For what is the value of life, this vegetating little low life of man? Subordinating it to one high ideal is the only value that life has.”

— Swami Vivekananda

328. “The Indian mythology has a theory of cycles, that all progression is in the form of waves.”

— Swami Vivekananda

329. “The past was great no doubt, but I sincerely believe that the future will be more glorious still.”

— Swami Vivekananda

330. “What do we call the river? Every moment the water is changing, the shore is changing, every moment the environment is changing, what is the river then? It is the name of this series of changes.”

— Swami Vivekananda

331. “The very reason for nature’s existence is for the education of the soul.”

— Swami Vivekananda

332. “Our duty is to encourage every one in his struggle to live up to his own highest idea, and strive at the same time to make the ideal as near as possible to the Truth.”

— Swami Vivekananda

333. “Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through the disinterested performance of action.”

— Swami Vivekananda

334. “I want each one of my children to be a hundred times greater than I could ever be. Everyone of you must be a giant- must, that is my word. Obedience, readiness, and love for the cause- if you have these three, nothing can hold you back.”

— Swami Vivekananda

335. “Space-time-causation, or name-and-form, is what is called Maya.”

— Swami Vivekananda

336. “You are the makers of your own fortunes. You make yourselves suffer, you make good and evil, and it is you who put your hands before your eyes and say it is dark. Take your hands away and see the light.”

— Swami Vivekananda

337. “If you want to have life, you have to die every moment for it. Life and death are only different expressions of the same thing looked at from different standpoints; they are the falling and the rising of the same wave, and the two form one whole.”

— Swami Vivekananda

338. “You must all pay attention to your health first.”

— Swami Vivekananda

339. “May the shadow of the Almighty ever rest on all those you love.”

— Swami Vivekananda

340. “Art is – representing the beautiful. There must be Art in everything.”

— Swami Vivekananda

341. “Blame nobody else, do not commit the mistake of the ignorant.”

— Swami Vivekananda

342. “Perfection is not to be attained, it is already within us.”

— Swami Vivekananda

343. “Internal and external nature, mind and matter, are in time and space, and are bound by the law of causation.”

— Swami Vivekananda

344. “Persevere on, my brave lads, We have only just begun. Never despond! Never say enough!”

— Swami Vivekananda

345. “We must plunge heart and soul and body into the work. And until we are ready to sacrifice everything else to one Idea and to one alone, we never, never will see the Light.”

— Swami Vivekananda

346. “The essence of Vedanta is that there is but one Being and that every soul is that Being in full, not a part of that Being.”

— Swami Vivekananda

347. “All real progress must be slow.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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348. “Man, therefore, according to the Vedanta philosophy, is the greatest being that is in the universe.”

— Swami Vivekananda

349. “Never allow weakness to overtake your mind. Remember Mahavira, remember the Divine Mother! And you will see that all weakness, all cowardice will vanish at once.”

— Swami Vivekananda

350. “You yourselves are the Being you are seeking.”

— Swami Vivekananda