The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other.
ABDU'L-BAHALet them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help.
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Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.
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I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.
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Religion and science are the two wings upon which man’s intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress.
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You are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth.
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Humanity has emerged from its former degrees of limitation and preliminary training. Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities.
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Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
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Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.
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But to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.
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Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.
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If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
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The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
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For knowledge is light, life, felicity, perfection, beauty and the means of approaching the Threshold of Unity. It is the honor and glory of the world of humanity
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Man is under all conditons immersed in a sea of God’s blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope
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Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words – these alone are without effect.
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We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.
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