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…
BAHA'U'LLAHAscribe 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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Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.
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O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.
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The world’s equilibrium hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this most great, this new World Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System – the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.
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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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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
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The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.
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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.
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Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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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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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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Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.
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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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