Live for an ideal, and that one ideal alone. Let it be so great, so st…

Swami Vivekananda
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Live for an ideal, and that one ideal alone. Let it be so great, so strong, that there may be nothing else left in the mind; no place for anything else, no time for anything else. ✨ Swami Vivekananda (2015). The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, p.2212, Manonmani Publishers
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