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And now one of the greatest and most fundamental principles of the Cause of God is to shun and avoid entirely the Covenant-breakers, for they will utterly destroy the Cause of God, exterminate

Abdu'l-Baha

One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Human People Praise Race Task Whole Worthy
The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,
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Appearance Book Condition Divine Mean Perfection Traverse Wisdom
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
He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Ears Existence Needed New Obtained Preparation Readiness
When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Face God Man Sunshine Turn
Humanity has emerged from its former degrees of limitation and preliminary training. Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Degree Emerged Former Humanity Imbued Men Perfection Power Virtue
That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes..
ABDU'L-BAHA

Attribute Book Divine Love Necessary Need World. Acquire
The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Animal Body Force Man Material Partner Reality
An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Humble Inspiration Learning Man Powerful Profound Scholar Spirit
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Brain Courage Man Moral Proved Superiority Warrior Woman
What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
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Agreeing Friendship Good Human Ideal Practice Profit Race Talking Universal
…knowledge is the cause of human progress.
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Cause Educational Human Knowledge Progress
Service to humanity is service to God. Let the love and light of the Kingdom radiate through you until all who look upon you shall be illumined by its reflection. Be as stars, brilliant and sparkling in the loftiness of their heavenly station.
ABDU'L-BAHA

God Humanity Illumined Kingdom Light Look Radiate Reflection Service Star
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Become Dislike Division Hatred Religion
Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Development Equality Established Highest Man Mankind Reality Social Woman
Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Fact Lack People Religious Uneducated

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