This ego - the less there is of it, the nearer I am to that which I really am: the universal body.
Swami VivekanandaEvery work has got to pass through hundreds of difficulties before succeeding. Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.
Swami VivekanandaSlavery is slavery. The chain of gold is quite as bad as the chain of iron. Is there a way out?
Swami VivekanandaLiberty is the first condition of growth. Your ancestors gave every liberty to the soul, and religion grew. They put the body under every bondage, and society did not grow. The opposite is the case in the West - every liberty to society, none to religion. Now are falling off the shackles from the feet of Eastern society as from those of Western religion.
Swami Vivekananda