“We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.”

— Swami Vivekananda · Wisdom quote

We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far. — Swami Vivekananda quote card
Hindu monk · 1863 – 1902

Indian Hindu monk who introduced Vedanta and Yoga to the West; famous for his 1893 Chicago Parliament of Religions address.

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