In India, religious life forms the centre, the keynote of the whole music of national life.
Swami VivekanandaThe power which works through the formative principles of every religion in every country is manifested in the forms of religion. . .
Swami VivekanandaOur own selfishness makes us the most arrant cowards; our own selfishness is the great cause of fear and cowardice.
Swami VivekanandaLearn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We are all of us self-important, which never produces any work. Great enterprise, boundless courage, tremendous energy, and, above all, perfect obedience; these are the only traits that lead to individual and national regeneration. These traits are altogether lacking in us.
Swami Vivekananda