Top 500 Swami Vivekananda Quotes (2026 Update)
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301. “Through faithful practice, layer after layer of the mind opens before us, and each reveals new facts to us.”

— Swami Vivekananda

302. “Blame neither man, nor God, nor anyone in the world. When you find yourselves suffering, blame yourselves, and try to do better.”

— 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. “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

305. “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

306. “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

307. “Meditate upon the Om that is in the heart.”

— Swami Vivekananda

308. “Immediately, you will be perfect; you will become God.”

— Swami Vivekananda

309. “I hate this world, this dream, this horrible nightmare, with its churches and chicaneries, its books and blackguardisms, its fair faces and false hearts, its howling righteousness on the surface and utter hollowness beneath and, above all, its sanctified shopkeeping!”

— Swami Vivekananda

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310. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

312. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

314. “Knowledge can only be got in one way, the way of experience; there is no other way to know.”

— Swami Vivekananda

315. “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

316. “The test of ahimsa is the absence of jealousy. The man whose heart never cherishes even the thought of injury to anyone, who rejoices at the prosperity of even his greatest enemy, that man is the bhakta, he is the yogi, he is the guru of all.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

320. “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

321. “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

322. “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

323. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

327. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

329. “All real progress must be slow.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

332. “The meditative state is the highest state of existence. So long as there is desire, no real happiness can come. It is only the contemplative, witness-like study of objects that brings to us real enjoyment and happiness.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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333. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

335. “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

336. “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

337. “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

338. “The calm man is not the man who is dull. You must not mistake Sattva for dullness or laziness. The calm man is the one who has control over the mind waves. Activity is the manifestation of inferior strength, calmness, of the superior.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

340. “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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341. “To me the thought of oneself as low and humble is a sin and ignorance.”

— Swami Vivekananda

342. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

344. “Body is the name of a series of changes.”

— Swami Vivekananda

345. “Know that every time you feel weak, you not only hurt yourself but also the cause. Infinite faith and strength are the only conditions of success.”

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda

347. “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

348. “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

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

— Swami Vivekananda

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

— Swami Vivekananda