It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.
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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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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.
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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.
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O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.
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Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one.
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The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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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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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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Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
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A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding…
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