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When the Light of the Sun of Truth inspires the mind of a painter, he produces marvellous pictures. These gifts are fulfilling their highest purpose, when showing forth the praise of God.

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
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
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

Darkness Everlasting Grateful Heart Strong Sun
If others hurl their darts against you, offer them milk and honey in return; if they poison your lives, sweeten their souls.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Dart Honey Live Milk Poison Return Soul
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
Religion and science are the two wings upon which man’s intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Fall Hand Human Intelligence Man Men Progress Religion Science Soar Wing
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Conflict Contention Permitted Sacred Wise
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
In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love
ABDU'L-BAHA

Existence Greater Indeed Power World
Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
ABDU'L-BAHA

Divine Judgement Man Measure Simply Spirit Standard
I beseech you, one and all, to add your prayers to mine to the end that war and bloodshed cease, and that love, friendship, peace and unity reign in the world.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Beseech Bloodshed Cease Friendship Love Mine Peace Prayer Unity War
Divine Justice demands that the rights of both sexes should be equally respected since neither is superior to the other in the eyes of Heaven.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Dignity Divine Eye Eyes Heart Heaven Respected Right Sex Superior
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
Let us join together to hasten forward the Divine Cause of unity, until all humanity knows itself to be one family, joined together in love.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Divine Humanity Love Together
For knowledge is light, life, felicity, perfection, beauty and the means of approaching the Threshold of Unity. It is the honor and glory of the world of humanity
ABDU'L-BAHA

Approaching Beauty Felicity Humanity Knowledge Light Perfection Unity
Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder
ABDU'L-BAHA

Close Disorder Educational Injustice Investigation Oppression People Primary Religious

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