Quote#Books & Reading
Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be…
Quote bySwami Vivekananda · 1863–1902
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Pearls of Wisdom.
English (original)
Are you unselfish? That is the question. If you are, you will be perfect without reading a single religious book, without going into a single church or temple.
— Swami Vivekananda
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