"We cannot segregate the human heart from the……" — Shoghi Effendi
"We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life moulds the environment and is itself also deeply affected by it. The one acts upon the other and every abiding change in the life of man is the result of these mutual reactions."
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Shoghi Effendi
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15 Quotes by Shoghi Effendi
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The more we search for ourselves, the less likely we are to find ourselves; and the more we search for…
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The unity of the human race, as envisaged by Bahá'u'lláh, implies the establishment of a world commonwealth in which all…
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It is not preaching any rules the world wants, but love and action.
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The Revelation of the Báb may be likened to the sun, its station corresponding to the first sign of the Zodiac—the sign…
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Our past is not the thing that matters so much in this world as what we intend to do with…
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We must be like the fountain or spring that is continually emptying itself of all that it has and is…
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The troubles of this world pass, and what we have left is what we have made of our souls, so…
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It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the…
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Love & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character.
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We must not only be patient with others, infinitely patient, but also with our own poor selves.
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For what pleasure can compare the pleasure of bringing joy and hope to other hearts. The more we make others…
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Bahá'u'lláh is not the Intermediary between other Manifestations and God. Each has His own relation to the Primal Source. But…
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I have one abiding religion-human liberty.
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