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Man’s intelligence is greater, spirituality is beginning to grow, and a time is surely coming when the religions of the world will be at peace.

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.
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Human People Praise Race Task Whole Worthy
Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
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Divine Judgement Man Measure Simply Spirit Standard
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.
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Avail Good Heart Intellect Little Servant
Attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.
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Attainment Conductive God Human Knowledge Welfare
Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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Attainment Happiness Perfection Spiritual
Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!
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Depend Dignity Equally God Heart Luminosity Purity Sex
Do not despair! Work steadily. Sincerity and love will conquer hate. How many seemingly impossible events are coming to pass in these days
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Children Coming Conquer Despair Event Hate Heart Impossible Pass Sincerity Steadily
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it would be better to be without it… Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.
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Better Cause Dislike Division Hatred Religion Unity Without
Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another’s ears nor comprehend with another’s brain.
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Brain Comprehend Ear Eye Intended Men Responsibility
In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition.Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.
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Aspect Cleanliness Condition Holiness Human Purity Spirituality
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
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
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Effort Entirely Fundamental God Law Past Principle Sun
Bahá’í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other’s character.
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Affection Character Cordial Excercise Exercise Marriage Party Union
Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not.
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Caused Illness Impression Nervous Treatment
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
Beware of prejudice; light is good in whatsoever lamp it is burning; a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.
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Beautiful Beware Bloom Dark Garden Good Lamp Light Prejudice Rose
All Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose.
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Art Beautiful Harmonies Holy Light Mind Musician Spirit
it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
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Chronic General Health Improved Mankind
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
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
Religion and science are the two wings upon which man’s intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress.
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Fall Hand Human Intelligence Man Men Progress Religion Science Soar Wing
The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
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Away Cut Cutting Entirely Heart Pure Self
What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God
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Humanity Mankind Oneness Philanthropy Reflecting Requirement Sincerity
Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.
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Development Equality Established Highest Man Mankind Reality Social Woman
The home of Religion is the heart.
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Heart Home Religion
The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.
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Conjoining Heart Humanity Importance Love Mankind Philosophy Unity
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.
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Light Lips Make Silence Strong Wind Wise

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