In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
ABDU'L-BAHAFighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.
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It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being…until ye change the world of man into the world of God.
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If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
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I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.
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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
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But to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.
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If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
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Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.
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Today the mass of the people are uninformed even as to ordinary affairs, how much less do they grasp the core of the important problems and complex needs of the time.
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What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
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Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
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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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When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
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Whatever other children learn in a year, let Bahá’í children learn in a month. The heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá longeth, in its love
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The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind.
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You are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth.
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