Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
BAHA'U'LLAHO ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.
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In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.
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Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
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Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
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Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.
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Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
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Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
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Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City.
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O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
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A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.
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Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.
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Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
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It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
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O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.
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Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
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Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear great.
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The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony… So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.
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The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
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