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'LLAHNor 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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Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
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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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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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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.
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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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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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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
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Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
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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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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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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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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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Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.
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