In one sense Brahman is known to every human being; he knows, "I am"; but man does not know himself as he is.
Swami VivekanandaOne point of difference between Hinduism and other religions is that in Hinduism we pass from truth to truth-from a lower truth to a higher truth-and never from error to truth.
Swami VivekanandaDo not lower your goals to the level of your abilities. Instead, raise your abilities to the height of your goals.
Swami VivekanandaOur misery comes, not from work, but by our getting attached to something. Take for instance, money: money is a great thing to have, earn it, says Krishna; struggle hard to get money, but don't get attached to it. So with children, with wife, husband, relatives, fame, everything; you have no need to shun them, only don't get attached. There is only one attachment and that belongs to the Lord, and to none other.
Swami Vivekananda