Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Resilience
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Never mind failures; they are quite natural, they are the beauty of life, these failures. What would life be without them? It would not be worth having if it were not for struggles. Where would be the poetry of life? Never mind the struggles, the mistakes. I never heard a cow tell a lie, but it is only a cow -- never a man. So never mind these failures, these little backslidings; hold the ideal a thousand times, and if you fail a thousand times, make the attempt once more.
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We must overcome difficulty by constant practice. We must learn that nothing can happen to us unless we make ourselves susceptible to it.
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Each work has to pass through these stages-ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.
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Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. : Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.
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However we may receive blows, and however knocked about we may be, the Soul is there and is never injured. We are that Infinite.
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It is the cheerful mind that is persevering. It is the strong mind that hews its way through a thousand difficulties.
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Stand as a rock; you are indestructible. You are the Self (atman), the God of the universe.
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There is only one sin. That is weakness.... The only saint is that soul that never weakens, faces everything, and determines to die game.
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This life is a hard fact; work your way through it boldly, though it may be adamantine; no matter, the soul is stronger.
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Woman has suffered for eons, and that has given her infinite patience and infinite perseverance.
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When I Asked God for Strength He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face