Everything can be sacrificed for truth, but truth cannot be sacrificed for anything.
Swami VivekanandaRead
Man is the highest being that exists, and this is the greatest world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the intrinsic value of human beings and the significance of the world we inhabit.
Swami Vivekananda's quote suggests that humanity holds a unique position in the hierarchy of existence, implying that humans possess the ability to think, create, and elevate themselves above mere survival. It celebrates not only the potential of human beings but also the importance and beauty of the world that provides the context for realizing that potential.
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In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about self-worth and value.
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According to the law of nature, wherever there is an awakening of a new and stronger life, there it tries to conquer and take the place of the old and the decaying. Nature favours the dying out of the unfit and the survival of the fittest. The final result of such conflict between the priestly and the other classes has been mentioned already.
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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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