If the whole responsibility is thrown upon our own shoulders, we shall be at our highest and best; when we have nobody to grope towards, no devil to lay our blame upon, no Personal God to carry our burdens, when we are alone responsible, then we shall rise to our highest and best. I am responsible for my fate, I am the bringer of good unto myself, I am the bringer of evil.
Swami VivekanandaCut the bondage of all worldly affections; go beyond laziness and all care as to what becomes of you.
Swami VivekanandaThe highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.
Swami VivekanandaThere is no power on earth which can be kept long confined within a narrow limit. It cannot be kept compressed too long to allow of expansion at a subsequent period.
Swami VivekanandaWe must always bear in mind that we are not going to be free, but are free already. Every idea that we are bound is a delusion.
Swami VivekanandaAll power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that, do not believe that you are weak; do not believe that you are half-crazy lunatics, as most of us do nowadays. You can do any thing and everything, without even the guidance of any one. Stand up and express the divinity within you.
Swami Vivekananda