Throw aside your scriptures in the Ganga and teach the people first th…

Swami Vivekananda
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Throw aside your scriptures in the Ganga and teach the people first the means of procuring their food and clothing, and then you will find time to read to them the scriptures. ✨ Swami Vivekananda, Swami Saradananda (1964). Swamiji's Message to a Disciple: Reprint from the Talks with Swami Vivekananda
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