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Behold a candle, how it gives its light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light.

Abdu'l-Baha

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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Existence Force Himself Indispensable Matrix Prepared
Let 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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Concern Consideration Fellow Helping Offering Thoughtful
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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Ailing Conciliation Devotion Doctor Friendship God Honour Nurse Promote
Truthfulness is the foundation of all virtues of the world of humanity. Without truthfulness, progress and success in all the worlds of God are impossible for a soul.
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God Humanity Impossible Man Soul Truthfulness World
New bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.
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Awaiting Bestowal Bounties Descending New Perfection
Anyone can live contentedly in circumstances of ease and comfort, health and well-being gratification and felicit
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Baha Circumstance Comfort Contentedly Felicit Gratification Hardship Heath
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
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Happy Live Man Reality Spiritual Truly
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion.
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Brother Fundamental Gift God Oneness Peace Religion War
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.
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Ears Existence Needed New Obtained Preparation Readiness
If others hurl their darts against you, offer them milk and honey in return; if they poison your lives, sweeten their souls.
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Dart Honey Live Milk Poison Return Soul
Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.
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Always Nothing Time Trouble
The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
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Away Cut Cutting Entirely Heart Pure Self
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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Development Equality Established Highest Man Mankind Reality Social Woman
Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle all this warring world.
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Desire Encircle Filled Harmony Heart Strenuous Tranquility World
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
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Brain Courage Man Moral Proved Superiority Warrior Woman
Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Employment Fighting Force Heart Men Oppressed Right

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