An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration.
ABDU'L-BAHAToday the mass of the people are uninformed even as to ordinary affairs, how much less do they grasp the core of the important problems and complex needs of the time.
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By this means she will demonstrate capability and ensure recognition of equality in the social and economic equation.
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The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.
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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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Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
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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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There is no question but that they will exert all their efforts, their energies, their sense of pride, to acquire the sciences and arts.
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Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!
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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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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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These he must attain in this world so that after his ascension from the earthly to the heavenly Kingdom he shall find all that is needful in that eternal life ready for him
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Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
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No harm will happen to the bounty of the sun, which is everlasting. This spirit has the power of discovery; it encompasses all things.
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Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained here.
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By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
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If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?
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