Abdu'l-Baha on qualities
Abdu'l-Baha172 quotes · See all“If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one, and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.”
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The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Do not despair! Work steadily. Sincerity and love will conquer hate. How many seemingly impossible events are coming to pass in these days
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also become realized.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The woman has greater moral courage than the man; she has also special gifts which enable her to govern in moments of danger and crisis. If necessary she can become a warrior.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha All down the ages we see how blood has stained the surface of the earth; but now a ray of greater light has come
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha So will success crown your efforts, and with the universal brotherhood will come the Kingdom of God in peace and goodwill.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Let’s be wise as the silence, strong as the wind, useful as the light; let’s make of our lips a censer of the virtues.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Set your faces steadily towards the Light of the World. Show love to all… Take courage! God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray!
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha This is because the spirit has no place; it is placeless; and for the spirit the earth and the heaven are as one since it makes discoveries in both
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha May you become as the waves of one sea, stars of the same heaven, fruits adorning the same tree, roses of one garden in order that through you the oneness of humanity may establish its temple in the world of mankind
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha
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