Bahá'u'lláh Quotes
It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.
Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.
The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.
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...
O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.
The earth is but one country and Mankind its citizens.
All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.
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.
A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.
Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit there from.
Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
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.
The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
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.
Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one.
In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind...
Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct.
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.
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.
The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.
Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.
O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.
My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
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.
Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.
Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
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.
