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.
BAHá'U'LLáHLet your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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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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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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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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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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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 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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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.
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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 ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.
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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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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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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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