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.
BAHA'U'LLAHJustice 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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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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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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Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.
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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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The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.
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Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.
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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
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O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
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The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
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Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
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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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The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony… So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding…
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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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Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.
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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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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
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Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
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I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
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Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit there from.
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Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.
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