O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.
BAHA'U'LLAHO ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.
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Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.
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Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.
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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.
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O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.
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O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.
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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world
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Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.
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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
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It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
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Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one.
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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.
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In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.
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Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.
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Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great.
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Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
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My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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