Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
BAHA'U'LLAHLove is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
BAHA'U'LLAHArts, 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.
BAHá'U'LLáHShould 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.
BAHA'U'LLAHLay 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.
BAHA'U'LLAHNor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.
BAHA'U'LLAHNoble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
BAHA'U'LLAHSpeak 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.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
BAHA'U'LLAHMy Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
BAHA'U'LLAHO ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.
BAHA'U'LLAHHappy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.
BAHA'U'LLAHKnow thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
BAHA'U'LLAHIt is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and justice.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.
BAHA'U'LLAHO 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.
BAHA'U'LLAH