Swami Vivekananda’s quotes about self-confidence give us really deep ideas about feeling sure of ourselves. His short yet powerful quotes show how he thought about building strong self-belief. As we go through these quotes, we’ll learn from his teachings, which still inspire people who want to boost their confidence.
Swami Vivekananda Quotes on Self Confidence
Arise, awake, and stop not until the goal is achieved.
You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.
All power is within you; you can do anything and everything. Believe in that.
Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. It is the greatest heresy to think so.
If you think yourselves strong, strong you will be.
You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.
The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him—that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
Have faith in yourselves, and stand up on that faith and be strong.
The greatest sin is to think yourself weak.
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.
In a conflict between the heart and the brain, follow your heart.
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
Never say ‘no,’ never say, ‘I cannot,’ for you are infinite. All the power is within you. You can do anything.
The more we come out and do good to others, the more our hearts will be purified, and God will be in them.
Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy – by one, or more, or all of these – and be free.
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.
Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.
The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.
Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way.
Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. It is fearlessness that brings heaven even in a moment.
These quotes reflect Swami Vivekananda’s deep understanding of self-confidence, self-reliance, and the potential that lies within each individual to achieve greatness.
