Quote#Speech
The first step of all, absolutely necessary, without which no…
Quote byAnnie Besant · 1847–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Initiation, The Perfecting of Man (1923).
English (original)
The first step of all, absolutely necessary, without which no approach is possible, by which achievement ever comes within reach of realization, may be summed up in four brief words: the Service of Man.
— Annie Besant
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