Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.
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It is a good discipline to be forced to work for work's sake, even to the length of not being allowed to enjoy the fruits of one's labour.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the value of hard work and discipline rather than just the results of that work.
Swami Vivekananda highlights the importance of working diligently for the sake of the work itself, suggesting that the process of labor is a form of personal discipline and growth. This perspective encourages individuals to prioritize the act of working and the lessons learned during this process over the immediate gratification of enjoying the outcomes, promoting intrinsic motivation and self-improvement.
Themes
DisciplineWorkLaborGrowthEnjoyment
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational talk about the importance of persistence and hard work.
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I have come to deal with principles. I have only to preach that God comes again and again, and that He came in India as Krishna, Rama, and Buddha, and that He will come again. It can almost be demonstrated that after each 500 years the world sinks, and a tremendous spiritual wave comes, and on the top of the wave is a Christ.
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Salvation means knowing the truth. We do not become anything; we are what we are. Salvation [comes] by faith and not by work. It is a question of knowledge! You must know what you are, and it is done. The dream vanishes. This you [and others] are dreaming here. When they die, they go to [the] heaven [of their dream]. They live in that dream, and [when it ends], they take a nice body [here], and they are good people.
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