"The human spirit, which distinguishes man from the animal, is the rational soul, and these two terms—the human spirit and the rational soul—designate one and the same thing."
- Abdu'l-Bahá
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His Holiness Bahá'u'lláh has risen from the eastern horizon. Like the glory of the sun He has come into the world. He has reflected the reality of divine religion, dispelled the darkness of imitations, laid the foundation of new teachings and resuscitated the world.

Abdu'l-Baha
Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 238
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Today there is no greater glory for man than that of service in the cause of the Most Great Peace.
Peace is light, whereas war is darkness.
Peace is life; war is death.
Peace is guidance; war is error.
Peace is the foundation of God; war is a satanic institution.
Peace is the illumination of the world of humanity; war is the destroyer of human foundations…

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
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Life in this mortal world will quickly come to an end, and this earthly glory, wealth, comfort and happiness will soon vanish and be no more. Summon ye the people to God and call the souls to the manners and conduct of the Supreme Concourse. To the orphans be ye kind fathers, and to the unfortunate a refuge and shelter…
Be a helper of every oppressed one, the protector of every destitute one, be ye ever mindful to serve any soul of mankind.

Abdu'l-Baha
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Great is the power of the intellect, but it is dead without love. It needs the vivifying fragrance of love to make it a servant of God.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
qtd. in,
Robert H. Stockman, ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá in America, Baha’i Publishing, 2012, p. 64.
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O ye beloved of God! Know ye, verily, that the happiness of mankind lieth in the unity and the harmony of the human race, and that spiritual and material developments are conditioned upon love and amity among all men….

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
Bahá’í Sacred Writings, sec II.18, para. 6.10.
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… Bahá’u’lláh has greatly strengthened the cause of women, and the rights and privileges of women is one of the greatest principles of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Rest ye assured! Ere long the days shall come when the men addressing the women, shall say: ‘Blessed are ye! Blessed are ye! Verily ye are worthy of every gift….’

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Paris Talks, 184
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Strive to be shining examples unto all mankind, and true reminders of the virtues of God amidst men. He that riseth to serve My Cause should manifest My wisdom, and bend every effort to banish ignorance from the earth.

Baha’u’llah
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 137
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Glorified art Thou, O God, Thou art the Creator of the heavens and the earth and that which lieth between them. Thou art the sovereign Lord, the Most Holy, the Almighty, the All-Wise.

Selections from the Writings of the Báb
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When the victory arriveth, every man shall profess himself a believer and shall hasten to the shelter of God’s Faith. Happy are they who in the days of world-encompassing trials have stood fast in the Cause and refused to swerve from its truth.

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
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