The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
ABDU'L-BAHAThis is destined to come about. In the same way, in the character, the conduct and the manners of men, universal modifications will be made.
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Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.
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Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
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When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
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If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.
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Woman must especially devote her energies and abilities toward the industrial and agricultural sciences, seeking to assist mankind in that which is most needful.
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Hence the new age will be an age less masculine, and more permeated with the feminine ideals
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We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.
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Attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.
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Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end.
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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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When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
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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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Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds.
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Bahá’í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other’s character.
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But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy.
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