
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.Swami Vivekananda
Indian Hindu monk who introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the West; famous for his 1893 Chicago Parliament of Religions address.
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We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.Swami Vivekananda

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.Swami Vivekananda

They alone live who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.Swami Vivekananda

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.Swami Vivekananda

Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.Swami Vivekananda

All power is within you; you can do anything and everything.Swami Vivekananda

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.Swami Vivekananda

All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction. Love is therefore the only law of life.Swami Vivekananda