"Each man must begin where he stands,..." - Quote by Swami Vivekananda
Each man must begin where he stands, must learn how to control the things that are nearest to him.
More by Swami Vivekananda
“Be a hero. Always say, 'I have no fear.' Tell this to everyone - 'Have no fear.'”
“The Absolute and the Infinite can become this universe only by limitation.”
“We must become free. We are free; the work is to know it. We must give up all slavery, all bondage of whatever kind. We must not only give up our bondage to earth and everything and everybody on earth, but also to all ideas of heaven and happiness.”
More on Self Control
“We have not enough strength to follow all our reason.”
“When we think carefully, we see that the brief elation we experience when appeasing sensual impulses may not be very different from what the drug addict feels when indulging his or her habit. Temporary relief is soon followed by a craving for more. And in just the same way that taking drugs in the end only causes trouble, so, too, does much of what we undertake to fulfill our immediate sensory desires.”
“Wisdom is avoiding all thoughts that weaken you.”
More on Action
“When they say that I am too old to make a thing, I try to make it immediately.”
“My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear ... now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation and the flutters in my heart will vanish. Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror.... I will walk where the failure fears to walk.”
“What I'm interested in doing after I get out of the presidency is to make sure that I'm working with that next generation so that they understand you can't just rely on inspiration.”