It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
BAHA'U'LLAHBe anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
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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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The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.
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Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.
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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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Lay 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.
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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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Nor 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.
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Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind…
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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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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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world
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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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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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