Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.

You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life; think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success.

All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.

In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.

Talk to yourself once in a day, otherwise you may miss meeting an intelligent person in this world.

The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves!

Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny.

Strength is Life, Weakness is Death. Expansion is Life, Contraction is Death. Love is Life, Hatred is Death.

Purity, patience, and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all, love.

Whatever you think, that you will be. If you think yourselves weak, weak you will be; if you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Do one thing at a time, and while doing it put your whole soul into it to the exclusion of all else.

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.

Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.

Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.

They alone live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than alive.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so.

The secret of religion lies not in theories but in practice. To be good and to do good—that is the whole of religion.

When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is transformed into an actual physical or mental state.

Be an atheist if you will, but do not be a hypocrite.

External nature is only internal nature writ large.

The mind is like a lake; every thought is a ripple on its surface.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

Fear is the greatest cause of all our sufferings and weakness.

Despondency is not religion, whatever else it may be. Cheerfulness is the first step toward God.

The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being, that moment I am free.

Anything that makes you weak physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison.

We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves.

Experience is the only teacher we have. We may talk and reason all our lives, but we shall not understand a word of truth until we experience it.

Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?

Do not figure out big plans at first, but begin slowly, resolve upon your ground, and then keep on expanding.

Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so all paths lead to Thee.

The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.

Blessed are they whose bodies get destroyed in the service of others.

Work as if you were a master, not as a slave. Work through love, not through compulsion.

Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent one is he who can turn every task into his heart's delight.

The cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.

Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man.

Never say 'No', never say 'I cannot', for you are infinite. All the power is within you.

Do not look back, look forward! Infinite energy, infinite enthusiasm, infinite daring, and infinite patience—then alone can great deeds be accomplished.

In the day when you have not come across any problems—you can be sure that you are traveling in a wrong path.

Give up all desire for fruit; do the work for the sake of the work, because it is good.

The soul has neither sex, nor caste, nor nation. It is infinite, eternal, and free.

A brave, frank, clean-hearted, courageous and aspiring youth is the only foundation on which the future can be built.

The highest manifestation of power is in being calm.

He who struggles is better than he who never attempts.

You have to dream before your dreams can come true, and you must act to make them real.

To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. 'I will drink the ocean,' says the persevering soul.

Meditation is the bridge that connects the human with the Divine.

Renunciation and service are the twin ideals of human life. Intensify her in those channels and the rest will take care of itself.

The mind uncontrolled will drag you down forever; the mind controlled will save you.

Look upon every man, woman, and everyone as God. You cannot help anyone; you can only serve.

Truth does not pay homage to any society, ancient or modern. Society has to pay homage to Truth or die.

The real joy is in the journey of discovering your own infinite depth.

Never think yourself weak. The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.

Let us not talk so much of religion, but live it.

The veil of ignorance is thin when the heart is pure.

Be pure, be calm, and work on without ceasing.

Expansion is life, contraction is death. All love is expansion, all selfishness is contraction.

All the knowledge in the world has come from the mind; the infinite library of the universe is in your own mind.

The goal of all nature is freedom; freedom is the only condition of growth and development.

He who sees the Supreme Lord dwelling equally in all beings, the imperishable in things that perish, he truly sees.

Purity of heart is the condition for seeing God.

A single moment of total concentration can unlock decades of learning.

The brave alone can afford to be generous and forgiving.

Whatever is true makes for light; whatever is false brings darkness.

Do not be anxious about results; focus entirely on the quality of your labor.

The spiritual horizon widens as the ego recedes.

Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

The highest truth is always the simplest.

Have faith that you are born to do great things.

When you help another, you are helping yourself.

Silence is the great teacher of the soul.

Stand upon the rock of your own convictions.

To be free is to be master of oneself.

The greatest strength is found in gentle forbearance.

Every obstacle is an opportunity to forge character.

Work is worship when offered with pure intent.

Let your actions speak with the force of thunder.

The mind that knows no fear knows no defeat.

All power belongs to the calm mind.

Awaken the giant within your own consciousness.

Truth requires no defense; it stands by its own light.

The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.

A pure conscience fears no storm.

Let your heart be as wide as the ocean.

The disciplined mind is the fountain of joy.

Never compromise your dignity for temporary applause.

The highest philosophy is found in everyday kindness.

Live like a lion in the forest of life, fearless and serene.

The divine spark is present in every beating heart.

Character is the aggregate of all your daily choices.

True greatness is humble; small minds alone are arrogant.

Where there is selflessness, there is ultimate victory.

The sun shines equally upon all; let your compassion do the same.

When the mind is concentrated and turned backward on itself, all within us that is stubborn will have to give way.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.