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.
ABDU'L-BAHATherefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained here.
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
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The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
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Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another’s ears nor comprehend with another’s brain.
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The home of Religion is the heart.
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The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward.
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In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God.
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The supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
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The faithful are ever sustained by the presence of the Supreme Concourse. In the Supreme Concourse are Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and Bahá’u’lláh, and other supreme Souls: there, also, are the martyrs.
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An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration.
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Fighting, 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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The confirmations of the Spirit are all those powers and gifts which some are born with (and which men sometimes call genius), but for which others have to strive with infinite pains.
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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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Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
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The greatest bounty of God. Knowledge is identical with guidance, and ignorance is real error
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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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