"Man is not man simply because of bodily……" — Abdu'l-Bahá
"Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit"
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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…
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The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity…
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...knowledge is the cause of human progress.
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To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
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The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where…
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The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,…
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The human spirit may be likened to the bounty of the sun shining on a mirror. The body of man,…
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This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror…
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In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity…
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Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of…
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That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should…
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The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man…
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But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be…
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We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the…
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The One, the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, these are what we call the transcendental attributes of Being, because…
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When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love,…
— Natalie Clifford Barney
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To think straight, it is advisable to expect all qualities and attributes, adjectives, and so on to refer to at…
— Gregory Bateson
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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship,…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,…
— Joseph Addison
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I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount…
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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the…
— John Calvin
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Moping is an unattractive attribute in a man.
— Graydon Carter
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.
— Agatha Christie
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