Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Perseverance
Chapter 27: Perseverance
A profound collection of 30 sayings and teachings of Swami Vivekananda on Perseverance, compiled from the Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (C.W.).
“All those who persevere will succeed.”
“It is not a question of one or two days, of years, or of lives; the struggle may have to go on for hundreds of lifetimes. The success sometimes may come immediately, but we must be ready to wait patiently even for what may look like an infinite length of time. The student who sets out with such a spirit of perseverance will surely find success and realisation at last.”
“Those who are pure always in body, mind, and speech, who have strong devotion, who discriminate between the real and the unreal, who persevere in meditation and contemplation—upon them alone the grace of the Lord descends.”
“Be cheerful, be brave, bathe daily, have patience, purity, and perseverance, then you will become a Yogi in truth.”
“Persevere through thick and thin, through health and sickness, never miss a day in practice.”
“My brother, no good thing can be done without obstruction. It is only those who persevere to the end that succeed.”
“Purity, patience, and perseverance overcome all obstacles.”
“The conditions necessary for the taught are purity, a real thirst after knowledge, and perseverance.”
“I do a little bit of work when I feel so disposed, and then let it go to the dogs—this kind of work is of no avail. We must have plodding industry and perseverance.”
“Work on! Hold on! Be brave! Dare anything and everything!”
“Those that persevere will see the light, sooner or later.”
“Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time.”
“Take up that one which suits you best and persevere in it. This is your Ishta, your special ideal.”
“It is absolutely necessary for you, instead of frittering away your energy and often talking of idle nonsense, to learn from the Englishman the idea of prompt obedience to leaders, the absence of jealousy, the indomitable perseverance and the undying faith in himself.”
“Are you really sure that you can stand to your ideals and work on, even if the whole world wants to crush you down? Are you sure you know what you want and will perform your duty, and that alone, even if your life is at stake? Are you sure that you will persevere so long as life endures, so long as there is one pulsation left in the heart? Then you are a real reformer, you are a teacher, a Master, a blessing to mankind.”
“Only get your mind to cling to Him as far as you can. For then only the great magic of this world will break of itself. But then, you must persevere.”
“Be content to work, and, above all, be true to yourself. Be pure, staunch, and sincere to the very backbone, and everything will be all right.”
“So long as you are pure, and true to your principles, you will never fail — Mother will never leave you, and all blessings will be yours.”
“No Life will be a failure; there is no such thing as failure in the universe. A hundred times man will hurt himself, a thousand times he will tumble, but in the End he will realize that he is God.”
“Let us work on, doing as we go whatever happens to be our duty, and being ever ready to put our shoulders to the wheel. Then surely shall we see the Light!”
“Work hard, be steady, and have faith in the Lord.”
“I want iron wills and hearts that do not know how to quake. Hold on.”
“The senses are naturally refractory, much more, the mind. As there is no royal road to success, however trifling that may be, we must continually struggle hard with intense patience and perseverance to realize this highest of all goals.”
“The methods of Yoga are various. Some of them are very difficult; it takes long training to succeed. Some are easy. Those who have the perseverance and strength to follow it through attain to great results. Those who do not may take a simpler method and get some benefit out of it.”
“God alone lives. The soul alone lives. Spirituality alone lives. Hold on to that.”
“Do not be anxious, do not be in a hurry. Slow, persistent and silent work does everything.”
“Hold on, boys, no cowards among my children.”
“Above all, beware of compromises. I do not mean that you are to get into antagonism with anybody, but you have to hold on to your own principles in weal or woe and never adjust them to others' "fads" through the greed of getting supporters.”
“Perseverance will finally conquer.”
“May Shankara keep us steady in purity, patience, and perseverance!”
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Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902) was an Indian saint, social reformer, and a great teacher of mankind. He was the foremost disciple of Bhagavan Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Dev who is considered as the prophet of modern age. Swami Vivekananda was a towering spiritual personality, great thinker, orator and the prophet of universal harmony and progress.