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-BAHABe ye doctor and nurse to the ailing; promote ye friendship, and honour, and conciliation, and devotion to God, in this world of non-existence.
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
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What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
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We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come.
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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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By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
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In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union, not upon differences, especially between husband and wife.
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To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence.
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They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
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Be not the slave of your moods, but their master. But if you are so angry, so depressed and so sore that your spirit cannot find deliverance and peace even in prayer, then quickly go and give some pleasure to someone lowly or sorrowful,
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Or to a guilty or innocent sufferer! Sacrifice yourself, your talent, your time, your rest to another, to one who has to bear a heavier load than you – and your unhappy mood will dissolve into a blessed, contented submission to God.
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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
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The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward.
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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 supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
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It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being…until ye change the world of man into the world of God.
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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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