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By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.

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Conditions

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If others hurl their darts against you, offer them milk and honey in return; if they poison your lives, sweeten their souls.

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Milk And Honey, Soul, Poison

"Selections from the writings of ʻAbduʼl-Bahá". Book by `Abdu'l-Bahá, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1982.

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My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.

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Heart, My Heart, States

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Beware of prejudice; light is good in whatsoever lamp it is burning; a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

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Beautiful, Dark, Garden

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It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being...until ye change the world of man into the world of God.

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Men, Baha, World

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Man is under all conditons immersed in a sea of God's blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope

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Blessing, Men, Sea

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If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?

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Happy Birthday, Happiness, Joy

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To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence. For knowledge is light, life, felicity, perfection, beauty and the means of approaching the Threshold of Unity. It is the honor and glory of the world of humanity, and the greatest bounty of God. Knowledge is identical with guidance, and ignorance is real error

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Real, Ignorance, Mean

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Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help.

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Thoughtful, Offering, Helping

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Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.

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Spiritual, Reality, Men

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Be ye a refuge to the fearful; bring ye rest and peace to the disturbed; make ye a provision for the destitute; be a treasury of riches for the poor; be a healing medicine for those who suffer pain; be ye doctor and nurse to the ailing; promote ye friendship, and honour, and conciliation, and devotion to God, in this world of non-existence.

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Pain, Healing, Medicine

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I beseech you, one and all, to add your prayers to mine to the end that war and bloodshed cease, and that love, friendship, peace and unity reign in the world.

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Prayer, War, Unity

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Do not despair! Work steadily. Sincerity and love will conquer hate. How many seemingly impossible events are coming to pass in these days! Set your faces steadily towards the Light of the World. Show love to all... Take courage! God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray! Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle all this warring world. So will success crown your efforts, and with the universal brotherhood will come the Kingdom of God in peace and goodwill.

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Children, Hate, Heart

"Paris Talks". Book by Abdu'l-Bahá ("The Pitiful Causes of War, and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace," October 21, 1911), reference.bahai.org. 1912.

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Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end. The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished.

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Art, Children, Effort

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Observe that the body of man is confined to a small place; it covers only two spans of earth. But the spirit and mind of man travel to all countries and regions - even through the limitless space of the heavens - surround all that exists, and make discoveries in the exalted spheres and infinite distances. This is because the spirit has no place; it is placeless; and for the spirit the earth and the heaven are as one since it makes discoveries in both.

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Country, Distance, Men

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The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.

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Love, Philosophy, Heart

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Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another's ears nor comprehend with another's brain. Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.

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Responsibility, Eye, Men

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Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder, is the people's lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.

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Religious, Educational, People

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Humanity has emerged from its former degrees of limitation and preliminary training. Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities. New bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.

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Men, Perfection, Humanity

"Foundations of World Unity". Book by Abdu'l-Bahá, reference.bahai.org. 1945.

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The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment.

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Book, Men, Mind

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Love is the most great law that ruleth this mighty and heavenly cycle, the unique power that bindeth together the divers elements of this material world, the supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms

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Love, Unique, Law

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God has created us all humanHe is kind & just to all. Why should we be unkind & unjust to each other?

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Unjust, Kind, Should

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We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come. Happiness is a great healer to those who are ill....This has a greater effect than the remedy itself. You must always have this thought of love and affection when you visit the ailing and afflicted.

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Real, Sick, Sorrow

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In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition . . . Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.

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Holiness, Spirituality, Cleanliness

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Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress. It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition, whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism.

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Fall, Men, Hands

"Paris Talks". Book by `Abdu'l-Bahá, www.huffingtonpost.com. 1912.

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Died: November 28, 1921
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