Today, January 12, we celebrate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a prominent figure in the Indian spiritual and philosophical landscape. Born in 1863, Narendra Nath Datta, later known as Swami Vivekananda, played a crucial role in introducing Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. His teachings emphasized the unity of all religions and the importance of spiritual realization. Swami Vivekananda was a key figure in the revival of Hinduism in India and played a pivotal role in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world. His famous speech at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 brought him international recognition and established him as a powerful and influential spiritual leader. As we commemorate his birth anniversary, let inspire with his profound quotes that continue to inspire and guide people across the globe.

Here are 50 Inspirational Quotes from Swami Vivekananda:-

1. "Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved."
2. "In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart."
3. "The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves."
4. "Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead, if you lose, you can guide."
5. "You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."
6. "The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."
7. "Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your
8.  "Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise, you may miss meeting an excellent person in this world."
9. "All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."
10. "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."
11. "The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them."
12. "You have to be always drunk. That's all there is to it—it's the only way. So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that breaks your back and bends you to the earth, you have to be continually drunk."
13. "Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can, build your hope on none."
14. "The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire."
15. "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."
16. "The goal of mankind is knowledge. Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge."
17. "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."
18. "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; dream of it; think of it; live on that idea. Let the brain, the body, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success."
19. "He who sees Shiva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Shiva."
20. "Do not hate anybody, because that hatred which comes out from you will someday come back to you. Love others. And love will come back to you."
21. "You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul."
22. "Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be."
23. "You have to be always drunk. That's all there is to it—it's the only way. So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that breaks your back and bends you to the earth, you have to be continually drunk."
24. "The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful."
25. "As long as I live, I will have control over my being."
26. "Do one thing at a time, and while doing it, put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else."
27. "All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark."
28. "The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them."
29. "To be good and to do good—that is the whole of religion."
30. "In a day, when you don't come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path."
31. "The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words."
32. "Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can, build your hope on none."
33. "All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind because oneness is the secret of everything."
34. "The greatest sin is to think that you are weak."
35. "If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value; but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better."
36. "Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all, love."
37. "Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?"
38. "All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak."
39. "The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves."
40. "The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire."
41. "The goal of mankind is knowledge. Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside; it is all inside. What we say a man 'knows', should, in strict psychological language, be what he 'discovers' or 'unveils'; what man 'learns' is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowledge."
42. "As long as I live, I will have control over my being."
43. "The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."
44. "Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true."
45. "The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful."
46. "Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead, if you lose, you can guide."
47. "The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him—that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free."
48. "The whole life is a succession of dreams. My ambition is to be a conscious dreamer, that is all."
49. "Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes."
50. "Anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject as poison."

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