Bahá’í Quotes

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Abandon the things current amongst men and hold fast unto that which God, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting, hath enjoined upon you. The day is fast approaching when all the treasures of the earth shall be of no profit to you.
— Bahá’u’lláh Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 232
My name is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, my identity is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, my qualification is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, my reality is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, my praise is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Thraldom to the Blessed Perfection is my glorious refulgent diadem; and servitude to all the human race is my perpetual religion.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v2, p. 429
God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray!
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Paris Talks, p. 30
Commit thyself to God; give up thy will and choose that of God; abandon thy desire and lay hold on that of God; that thou mayest be a holy, spiritual and heavenly example among the maid-servants of God.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 89-90
They have abandoned their God, and clung unto their desires. They truly have strayed and are in error. They read the verses and deny them.
— Bahá’u’lláh Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 134
On the appearance of fearful natural events call ye to mind the might and majesty of your Lord, He Who heareth and seeth all, and say "Dominion is God's, the Lord of the seen and the unseen, the Lord of creation."
— Bahá’u’lláh Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p 23
If divorce taketh place, the spiritual love and affection between you should increase, and ye should become like a brother and sister.
— A Tablet of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Source
Reveal thou (or teach thou) the Word of God; be not grieved at the people's lack of hearing. Do thou sow the seed, and God will make it grow and the cloud (or rain) of mercy will develop it.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 209
If the learned and worldly-wise men of this age were to allow mankind to inhale the fragrance of fellowship and love, every understanding heart would apprehend the meaning of true liberty, and discover the secret of undisturbed peace and absolute composure.
— Bahá’u’lláh Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 260
Every person must have an occupation, a trade or a craft, so that he may carry other people's burdens, and not himself be a burden to others.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 3

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Quote of the Day

Jamal 18 Masail 182 B.E.

We think it would be much better for the National Assembly to provide for the proper deepening of the friends and in a loving and patient manner attempt to instill in them a respect for Bahá’í laws. Rash action can dampen the zeal of the community, and this must be avoided at all costs.

Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 60