Quotation by

Swami Vivekananda

You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself.

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Swami Vivekananda means that trusting in your own abilities and worth is a necessary step before you can truly have faith in a higher power. Without self-confidence and self-awareness, belief in God lacks a solid foundation.

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