Quotes by Swami Vivekananda: Life, Business, Health & Spiritual Life

Medically reviewed & authored by Dr. Avinash Tank MBBS · MS (General Surgery) · MCh (Surgical Gastroenterology, SGPGIMS) Liver, GI & HPB Surgeon · Director, Dwarika Hospital, Ahmedabad

25+ yrs experience 10,000+ surgeries Trained: SGPGIMS · Japan · Korea

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Overview

Swami Vivekananda's wisdom spans various aspects of life, guiding us in matters of self-improvement, business, health, and spirituality.

'Life Management':

1. "Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide."
2. "Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is reached."
3. "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."
4. "The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified."
5. "Strength is life, weakness is death."

'Business Management':

1. "In a day, when you don’t come across any problems – you can be sure that you are travelling in a wrong path."
2. "The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire."
3. "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."
4. "The greatest sin is to think yourself weak."
5. "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."

'Health Management':

1. "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."
2. "The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong."
3. "The greatest religion is to be true to your own nature. Have faith in yourselves."
4. "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."
5. "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."

'Spiritual Life Management':

These quotes from Swami Vivekananda provide valuable insights into various aspects of life, business, health, and spiritual well-being, offering guidance and wisdom for effective management and personal growth.

1. "Each soul is potentially divine."
2. "Do not wait for anybody or anything. Do whatever you can. Build your hope on none."
3. "All power is within you; you can do anything and everything."
4. "The mind is everything. What you think, you become."
5. "You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself."

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Dr. Avinash Tank — MCh Surgical Gastroenterology

Super-specialist GI, bariatric & cancer surgeon. SGPGIMS (India's premier GI centre) + advanced training in Japan & South Korea. Read full profile →

Last reviewed: July 2026