As soon as extreme attachment comes, a man loses himself, he is no more master of himself, he is a slave.

Love conquers in the long run. It won't do to become impatient - wait, wait - patience is bound to give success. . . .

Two attempts have been made in the world to found social life: the one was upon religion, and the other was upon social necessity. The one was founded upon spirituality, the other upon materialism; the one upon transcendentalism, the other upon realism.

Body is the name of a stream of matter continuously changing.

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.

If I am immune against all anger, I never feel angry.

Nature, body, mind go to death, not we. We neither go nor come. The man Vivekananda is in nature, is born and dies. But the Self we see as Vivekananda is never born and never dies. It is the eternal and unchangeable Reality.