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
ABDU'L-BAHA
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Abdu'l-Baha172 quotes“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.”
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Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha 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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Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.
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