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'LLAHO 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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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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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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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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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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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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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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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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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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My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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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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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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Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
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