14 Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Work

Swami Vivekananda quotes on work

63. Be perfectly resigned, perfectly unconcerned; then alone can you do any true work. No eyes can see the real forces; we can only see the results. Put out self, forget it; just let God work, it is His business.

71. Do any deserve liberty who are not ready to give it to others? Let us calmly go to work, instead of dissipating our energy in unnecessary fretting and fuming.

75. Even the greatest fool can accomplish a task if it were after his or her heart. But the intelligent ones are those who can convert every work into one that suits their taste.

81. Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

89. Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. : Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

104. It is the cheerful mind that is persevering. It is the strong mind that hews its way through a thousand difficulties.

119. Perfection does not come from belief or faith. Talk does not count for anything. Parrots can do that. Perfection comes through selfless work.

142. The less passion there is, the better we work. The calmer we are, the better for us and the more the amount of work we can do. When we let loose our feelings, we waste so much energy, shatter our nerves, disturb our minds, and accomplish very little work.

167. Those who grumble at the little thing that has fallen to their lot to do will grumble at everything. Always grumbling, they will lead a miserable life, and everything will be a failure. But those who do their duties as they go, putting their shoulders to the wheel, will see the light, and higher duties will fall to their share.

168. Those who work at a thing heart and soul not only achieve success in it but through their absorption in that they also realize the supreme truth-Brahman. Those who work at a thing with their whole heart receive help from God.

192. Work and worship are necessary to take away the veil, to lift off the bondage and illusion.

193. Work on with the intrepidity of a lion but at the same time with the tenderness of a flower.

204. When I Asked God for Wealth He Showed Me How to Work Hard

205. When I Asked God for Favors He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard