Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
ABDU'L-BAHAThe faithful are ever sustained by the presence of the Supreme Concourse. In the Supreme Concourse are Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and Bahá’u’lláh, and other supreme Souls: there, also, are the martyrs.
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If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.
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The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
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Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
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The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
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Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.
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Whatever other children learn in a year, let Bahá’í children learn in a month. The heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá longeth, in its love
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Strive with all your hearts, raise up your voices and shout, until this dark world be filled with light.
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In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition.Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.
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When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
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If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
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Be ye doctor and nurse to the ailing; promote ye friendship, and honour, and conciliation, and devotion to God, in this world of non-existence.
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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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Love everybody, serve everybody.
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The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
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Whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism.
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