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Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.

Abdu'l-Baha

Man is under all conditons immersed in a sea of God’s blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope
ABDU'L-BAHA

Blessing Circumstance Condition Firm God Hopeless Immersed Man Men Sea
The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Decline Fall Ignorance People Principal Reason
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
Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Fact Lack People Religious Uneducated
Set your faces steadily towards the Light of the World. Show love to all… Take courage! God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray!
ABDU'L-BAHA

Children Courage Face Forsake God Light Set Steadily Strive Work World
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
Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
ABDU'L-BAHA

Foundation Mankind Truthfulness Virtue
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
We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Friend Happiness Healer Help Real Sick Sorrow
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Brother Fundamental Gift God Oneness Peace Religion War
Never is it the wish of `Abdu’l-Bahá to see any being hurt, nor will He make anyone to grieve; for man can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice another’s heart.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Angel Anymore Gift Greater Grieve Heart Hurt Recieve Wish
When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Face God Man Sunshine Turn
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
We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena and that the absence of love is the cause of disintegration or non-existence.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Absence Cause Disintegration Existence Love Phenomena
Or to a guilty or innocent sufferer! Sacrifice yourself, your talent, your time, your rest to another, to one who has to bear a heavier load than you – and your unhappy mood will dissolve into a blessed, contented submission to God.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Guilty Heavier Innocent Rest Sacrifice Suffer Talent Time
Hence the new age will be an age less masculine, and more permeated with the feminine ideals
ABDU'L-BAHA

Age Ageless Civilization Element Feminine Masculine New

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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