"We came to enjoy; we are being..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
We came to enjoy; we are being enjoyed. We came to rule; we are being ruled. We came to work; we are being worked. All the time, we find that. And this comes into every detail of our life.
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“We have to keep the body in good health; we have to take care of what we eat and drink, and what we do.”
“We shall have to work like lions, keeping the ideal before us, without caring whether "the wise ones praise or blame us".”
“Real freedom is not merely doing what you like, but also NOT doing what you like.”
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“Things don't happen to me. I happen to things!”
“If you're yelling you're the one who's lost control of the conversation.”
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“The greatest thing in life is to die young - but delay it as long as possible.”