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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"Children of those ancient Aryans, through the grace of the Lord may you have the same pride, may that faith in your ancestors come into your blood, may it become a part and parcel of your lives, may it work towards the salvation of the world!"

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"I remember that grand word of the Katha Upanishad - Shraddhâ or marvellous faith. An instance of Shraddha can be found in the life of Nachiketâ. To preach the doctrine of Shraddha or genuine faith is the mission of my life. Let me repeat to you that this faith is one of the potent factors of humanity and of all religions. First, have faith in yourselves."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"Have faith in man, whether he appears to you to be a very learned one or a most ignorant one. Have faith in man, whether he appears to be an angel or the very devil himself. Have faith in man first, and then having faith in him, believe that if there are defects in him, if he makes mistakes, if he embraces the crudest and the vilest doctrines, believe that it is not from his real nature that they come, but from the want of higher ideals."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"Let me draw your attention to one thing which unfortunately we always forget: that is - "O man, have faith in yourself.""

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"This faith in themselves was in the hearts of our ancestors, this faith in themselves was the motive power that pushed them forward and forward in the march of civilisation, and if there has been degeneration, if there has been defect, mark my words, you will find that degeneration to have started on the day our people lost faith in themselves."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"I do not care what philosophy you take up; only I am ready to prove here that throughout the whole of India, there runs a mutual and cordial string of eternal faith in the perfection of humanity, and I believe in it myself. And let that faith be spread over the whole land."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
Faith

"A man must not only have faith but intellectual faith too. To make a man take up everything and believe it, would be to make him a lunatic."

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