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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… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however,… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust, and it must traverse all… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The human spirit may be likened to the bounty of the sun shining on a mirror. The body of man, ... grows and develops through… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes. In… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
...The God I know is one that promotes peace and freedom. But I get great sustenance from my personal relationship. That doesn't make me think… — George W. Bush
Revelation: a famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing. — Ambrose Bierce
My deep religiosity [...] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books. — Albert Einstein
At the time of Caliph Omar's invasion of Egypt, the Arab officer on duty in the destruction of the library of Alexandria used two stamps… — Nils Kjaer
For, as it is written in the book of the Prophets: 'And the angel that spoke in me, said to me...' He does not say,… — Saint Augustine
I am a believer in angels, though not the picture-book kind with wings and harps. Such angelic accoutrements seem as nonsensical to me as devils… — Richard Paul Evans
Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. What you… — Joseph Campbell
This, books can do-nor this alone; they give New views to life, and teach us how to live; They soothe the grieved, the stubborn they… — George Crabbe
I've given up reading books. I find it takes my mind off myself. — Oscar Levant

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