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Man is born to conquer nature and not to follow it.
Swami Vivekananda
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Swami Vivekananda
Age: 39 †
Born: 1863
Born: January 12
Died: 1902
Died: July 4
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Good and evil thoughts are each a potent power, and they fill the universe.
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Love for yourselves means [in the end] love for everything.
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