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I want you to be happy…to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.

Abdu'l-Baha

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 pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Away Cut Cutting Entirely Heart Pure Self
What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
ABDU'L-BAHA

Agreeing Friendship Good Human Ideal Practice Profit Race Talking Universal
Whatever other children learn in a year, let Bahá’í children learn in a month. The heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá longeth, in its love
ABDU'L-BAHA

Art Children Learn Month Pride Year Young
The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Decline Fall Ignorance People Principal Reason
Every kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the fire
ABDU'L-BAHA

Blessed Fire Fruit God Knowledge Science Tree
His Law and render of no account all efforts exerted in the past.
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Account Effort Exerted Law Past Render
The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Bestowed Condition Eyes Force Limited Necessary Needed Power World
Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Existence Force Himself Indispensable Matrix Prepared
The faithful are ever sustained by the presence of the Supreme Concourse. In the Supreme Concourse are Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and Bahá’u’lláh, and other supreme Souls: there, also, are the martyrs.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Concourse Faithful Jesus Presence Soul Supreme Sustained
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
Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Always Nothing Time Trouble
This is destined to come about. In the same way, in the character, the conduct and the manners of men, universal modifications will be made.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Character Destined Modification Same Universal
Be ye doctor and nurse to the ailing; promote ye friendship, and honour, and conciliation, and devotion to God, in this world of non-existence.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Ailing Conciliation Devotion Doctor Friendship God Honour Nurse Promote
To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Duty Educational God Knowledge Promote
At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Character Food Healing Illness Mean Physician Simple

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