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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.

Abdu'l-Baha

When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Face God Man Sunshine Turn
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.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Art Beautiful Harmonies Holy Light Mind Musician Spirit
Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Art Children Education Effort God Greatest Praise Promotion Science Service
Behold a candle, how it gives its light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Behold Candle Drop Flames Order Life Light Order Weep
The rich must wish to give! Life in man should be like a flame, warming all with whom it comes into contact. The spiritually awakened are like to bright torches in the sight of God, they give light and comfort to their fellows.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Awakened Contact Flame Give Life Man Rich Spiritual Warning Wish
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Happy Live Man Reality Spiritual Truly
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.
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Character Destined Modification Same Universal
It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being…until ye change the world of man into the world of God.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Change Duty Exceedingly God Man Men World
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
To speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced.
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Age Balanced Exactly Feminine Masculine More Speak
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
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
Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of imperishable glory upon every high-aiming race and nation.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Adorned Civilization Establisher Imperishable Love Mankind Peace Race Spirit
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
Be not the slave of your moods, but their master. But if you are so angry, so depressed and so sore that your spirit cannot find deliverance and peace even in prayer, then quickly go and give some pleasure to someone lowly or sorrowful,
ABDU'L-BAHA

Blessed Depressed Mood Prayer Sacrifice Slave
Love is the most great law that ruleth this mighty and heavenly cycle, the unique power that bindeth together the divers elements of this material world
ABDU'L-BAHA

Cycle Element Great Law Love Mighty Ruleth Unique

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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