113. Too much sentiment hurts work.

JAMMU,

3rd November, 1897.

MY DEAR MISS NOBLE, [1]

ⓘ[1] This was the last letter received in England by Sister Nivedita.

… Too much sentiment hurts work. “Hard as steel and soft as a flower” is the motto.

I shall soon write to Sturdy. He is right to tell you that in case of trouble I will stand by you. You will have the whole of it if I find a piece of bread in India—you may rest assured of that. I am going to write to Sturdy from Lahore, for which I start tomorrow. I have been here for 15 days to get some land in Kashmir from the Mahārājā. I intend to go to Kashmir again next summer, if I am here, and start some work there.

With everlasting love,

Yours,
VIVEKANANDA.