In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
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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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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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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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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.
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Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.
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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.
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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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Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.
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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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Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
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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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Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind…
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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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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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