The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System – the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.
BAHA'U'LLAH
BAHA'U'LLAH
Baha'u'llah on agency
Baha'u'llah62 quotes“The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System – the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.”
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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah 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.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah 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'llahBaha'u'llah 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.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah 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.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah 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'llahBaha'u'llah 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'llahBaha'u'llah Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
Baha'u'llahBaha'u'llah
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