My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
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.
More Bahá'u'lláh Quotes
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The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct.
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Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.
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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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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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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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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
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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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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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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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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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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
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O 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.
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Regard ye the world as a man’s body, which is afflicted with diverse ailments, and the recovery of which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all its component elements.
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In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.
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