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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

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
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Baha Become Dislike Division Hatred Religion
Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
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Foundation Mankind Truthfulness Virtue
If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Commit Error Forgive Forgiving Instantly Wrong
Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Conquer Foe Love Melt Opposition Tolerance Triumph
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
An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration.
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Humble Inspiration Learning Man Powerful Profound Scholar Spirit
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

Attain Happiness Joy Sacrifice Self State Temporal True Vanish
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
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
The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Conjoining Heart Humanity Importance Love Mankind Philosophy Unity
In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Existence Magnet More Powerful World
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
The supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
ABDU'L-BAHA

Celestial Direct Force Magnetic Movement Realms Supreme
Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!
ABDU'L-BAHA

Depend Dignity Equally God Heart Luminosity Purity Sex
Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Caused Illness Impression Nervous Treatment

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