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Bahá'u'lláh

Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Grieving Passing Away Prosperity
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Fire Man Son
In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Environmental Evil Religion
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.
BAHá'U'LLáH

Appreciation Gratitude Thank You
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Evil Faults May No Speak
Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Adversity Baha Prosperity
O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Earth Ease Justice
The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Cleanse Heart Seekers True
My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Fire Light Vengeance
The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Desire Quests Unions
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.
BAHá'U'LLáH

Art Educational Uplifting
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…
BAHA'U'LLAH

Heart Light Men
Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Cities Educational Order
The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Cities Country Soul
Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Age Baha Soul
It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Country Kindness Patriotic
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Blessed Justice Men
Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Friendship Heart Kindness
Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Deeds Glory Heaven
Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind…
BAHA'U'LLAH

Country Kind Men
Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
BAHA'U'LLAH

Path Spirit Straight
Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.
BAHA'U'LLAH

God Heaven Lord
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Heart Men Reality
O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Love Men Son
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Love Self Trust
Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
BAHá'U'LLáH

Adorning Deed Words
The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Baha Peace Unity

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