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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.

Bahá'u'lláh

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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Man Recovery World
My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Fire Light Vengeance
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Earth Ease Justice
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

East Tongue World
I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Love Self Trust
Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Eye Hands Heart
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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Country Kind Men
Speak 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.
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Evil Faults May No Speak
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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Friendship Heart Kindness
Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Self Vision World
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Blessed Justice Men
Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Noble Thee Thyself
The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.
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Abundance Deeds Essence
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.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Adversity Faces Friendly
Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.
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Adorning Deed Words
All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.
BAHA'U'LLAH

Brother Children Father

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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