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
Abdu'l-Baha on behold
“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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