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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

If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one, and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.
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Forget Good Life Man Qualities Quality
There is no contradiction between true religion and science
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Contradiction Religion Science True
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
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Blessing Circumstance Condition Firm God Hopeless Immersed Man Men Sea
But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy.
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Alertness Balance Force Losing Mental Quality Service Shifting Spiritual
In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union, not upon differences, especially between husband and wife.
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Divorce Fall Foundation Harmony Husband Kingdom Oneness Relationship
Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle all this warring world.
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Desire Encircle Filled Harmony Heart Strenuous Tranquility World
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.
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Darkness Everlasting Grateful Heart Strong Sun
The woman has greater moral courage than the man; she has also special gifts which enable her to govern in moments of danger and crisis. If necessary she can become a warrior.
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Courage Crisis Danger Moment Woman
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
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Cycle Element Great Law Love Mighty Ruleth Unique
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
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Conflict Contention Permitted Sacred Wise
We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.
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Accurate Concentrate Happiness Humanity Strive
This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life.
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Attain Bond Established Eternal Fellowship Harmony Man Unity
The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished.
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Astonished Confirmation Degree Important More Most Persevere Task
A love that sweeps away all barriers, a love that aboundeth in charity, a large-heartedness, tolerance, forgiveness and noble striving, a love that triumphs over all obstacles.
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Aboundeth Away Barrier Deliverance Large Peace Spirit Sweep Tolerance
My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
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Constant Heart State Thanksgiving
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
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Brain Courage Man Moral Proved Superiority Warrior Woman

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