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Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.

Abdu'l-Baha

It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition
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Alone Fly Possible Religion Wing
Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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Attainment Happiness Perfection Spiritual
An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration.
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Humble Inspiration Learning Man Powerful Profound Scholar Spirit
So will success crown your efforts, and with the universal brotherhood will come the Kingdom of God in peace and goodwill.
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Brotherhood Crown Effort God Goodwill Peace Success Universal
Then this material world will become the very paradise of the Kingdom this elemental earth will be in a heavenly state and all the servants of God will live in the utmost joy happiness and gladness.
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Earth Elemental God Heavenly Kingdom Material Paradise State World
Let’s be wise as the silence, strong as the wind, useful as the light; let’s make of our lips a censer of the virtues.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Light Lips Make Silence Strong Wind Wise
If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
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Commit Error Forgive Forgiving Instantly Wrong
Never is it the wish of `Abdu’l-Bahá to see any being hurt, nor will He make anyone to grieve; for man can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice another’s heart.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Angel Anymore Gift Greater Grieve Heart Hurt Recieve Wish
His Law and render of no account all efforts exerted in the past.
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Account Effort Exerted Law Past Render
And it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of its acquiring perfections.
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Condition Greater Grieve Movement Passage Perfection Traverse
Set your faces steadily towards the Light of the World. Show love to all… Take courage! God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray!
ABDU'L-BAHA

Children Courage Face Forsake God Light Set Steadily Strive Work World
Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words – these alone are without effect.
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Alone Deed Effect Manifest Reality
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
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Baha Become Dislike Division Hatred Religion
If one of these two become the cause of divorce, that one will 392 unquestionably fall into great difficulties, will become the victim of formidable calamities and experience deep remorse.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Difficulty Divorce Fall Formidable Great Victim
No harm will happen to the bounty of the sun, which is everlasting. This spirit has the power of discovery; it encompasses all things.
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Bounty Discovery Everlasting Happen Harm Sun
Illnesses which occur because of physical causes should be treated by doctors with medical remedies; those which are due to spiritual causes disappear through spiritual means. contradictory.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Doctor Illness Mean Medical Remedies Spiritual

Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.

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Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.

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