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To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

Abdu'l-Baha

My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Constant Heart State Thanksgiving
But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy.
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Alertness Balance Force Losing Mental Quality Service Shifting Spiritual
This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the sun continues; and if the mirror is destroyed or ceases to exist
ABDU'L-BAHA

Book Bounty Break Compared Discovery Mirror
If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Advanced Agreement Family Illumined Manifest Spiritual
Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder
ABDU'L-BAHA

Close Disorder Educational Injustice Investigation Oppression People Primary Religious
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Avail Good Heart Intellect Little Servant
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.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Better Cause Dislike Division Hatred Religion Unity Without
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.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Affection Character Cordial Excercise Exercise Marriage Party Union
When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Beautiful Delightful Everything Filled Heart Seem
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
it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Chronic General Health Improved Mankind
Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
ABDU'L-BAHA

Divine Judgement Man Measure Simply Spirit Standard
The spirit does not need a body, but the body needs spirit, or it cannot live. The soul can live without a body, but the body without a soul dies
ABDU'L-BAHA

Body Die Doe Need Soul Spirit
I want you to be happy…to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Happy Laugh Laughing Made Order Rejoice You
To find that Bahá’í young people, each and all, are known throughout the world for their intellectual attainmen
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Attainment Intellectual Known People Throughout World Young
Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Darkness Everlasting Grateful Heart Strong Sun

To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

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