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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

Abdu'l-Baha

If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.
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Belief Contrary Found Imagination Opinion Religious Science Superstition
Woman must especially devote her energies and abilities toward the industrial and agricultural sciences, seeking to assist mankind in that which is most needful.
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Agriculture Devote Energy Mankind Mean Recognition Science Seeking Woman
When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
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Baha Beautiful Delightful Everything Filled Heart Seem
I beseech you, one and all, to add your prayers to mine to the end that war and bloodshed cease, and that love, friendship, peace and unity reign in the world.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Beseech Bloodshed Cease Friendship Love Mine Peace Prayer Unity War
In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
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Existence Magnet More Powerful World
This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the sun continues; and if the mirror is destroyed or ceases to exist
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Book Bounty Break Compared Discovery Mirror
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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Humble Inspiration Learning Man Powerful Profound Scholar Spirit
Divine Justice demands that the rights of both sexes should be equally respected since neither is superior to the other in the eyes of Heaven.
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Dignity Divine Eye Eyes Heart Heaven Respected Right Sex Superior
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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Expressed Heavenly Ocean Parable Spiritual Teaching Understood
Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not.
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Caused Illness Impression Nervous Treatment
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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Approaching Beauty Felicity Humanity Knowledge Light Perfection Unity
In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition.Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.
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Aspect Cleanliness Condition Holiness Human Purity Spirituality
The time has come for humanity to hoist the standard of the oneness of the human world, so that dogmatic formulas and superstitions may end.
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Dogmatic End Humanity May Oneness Superstitions
You are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth.
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Among Called Earth Nation One Unity Uplift
Bahá’í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other’s character.
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Affection Character Cordial Excercise Exercise Marriage Party Union
Observe that the body of man is confined to a small place; it covers only two spans of earth. But the spirit and mind of man travel to all countries and regions
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Body Confined Country Distance Earth Man Mind Observe Small Span Travel

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