Everything must be sacrificed, if necessary, for that one sentiment: universality. - Swami Vivekananda

To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean,” says the persevering soul, “at my will mountains will crumble up.” Have that sort of energy, that sort of will, work hard, and you will reach the goal. (I.

The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are, the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do. When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.

The Self when it appears behind the universe is called God. The same Self when it appears behind this little universe — the body — is the soul.