black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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

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
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
ABDU'L-BAHA

Humanity Mankind Oneness Philanthropy Reflecting Requirement Sincerity
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
ABDU'L-BAHA

Alone Fly Possible Religion Wing
All down the ages we see how blood has stained the surface of the earth; but now a ray of greater light has come
ABDU'L-BAHA

Ages Blood Down Greater Intelligence Light Man
These he must attain in this world so that after his ascension from the earthly to the heavenly Kingdom he shall find all that is needful in that eternal life ready for him
ABDU'L-BAHA

Ascension Attain Earthly Kingdom Needful World
When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Beautiful Delightful Everything Filled Heart Seem
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

Effort Entirely Fundamental God Law Past Principle Sun
I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Angel Beg Bringer God Heaven Joy
If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one, and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Forget Good Life Man Qualities Quality
In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Intense Intuition Man Men More Respect Tender
Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Clouded Giving Influence Intellect Joy Keener Strength Time Understanding Vital Wing
When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Bring Deeply Dive Meaning Minded Ocean Pearl Sacrifice Spiritually Surface
If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Belief Contrary Found Imagination Opinion Religious Science Superstition
So will success crown your efforts, and with the universal brotherhood will come the Kingdom of God in peace and goodwill.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Brotherhood Crown Effort God Goodwill Peace Success Universal
The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Art Diversity Family Human Music Perfect Together Trust
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

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes