Quote of the Day, 9 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"God hath forgiven what is past."

- Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Ahd

Quote of the Day, 8 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"Great is God, Great is His Name. Whatever happens is according to His Will."

- Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Quote of the Day, 7 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. But that which eternally endureth is the Beauty of the True One, for its splendour perisheth not and its glory lasteth for ever; its charm is all-powerful and its attraction infinite."

- Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha

Quote of the Day, 6 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"The generations that have gone on before you — whither are they fled? And those round whom in life circled the fairest and the loveliest of the land, where now are they? Profit by their example, O people, and be not of them that are gone astray.

Others ere long will lay hands on what ye possess, and enter into your habitations. Incline your ears to My words, and be not numbered among the foolish.

For every one of you his paramount duty is to choose for himself that on which no other may infringe and none usurp from him. Such a thing — and to this the Almighty is My witness — is the love of God, could ye but perceive it."

- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

Quote of the Day, 5 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"O SON OF BEING!

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."

- Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

Quote of the Day, 4 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"the root cause of these difficulties lies in the law of nature that governs present-day civilization, for it results in a handful of people accumulating vast fortunes that far exceed their needs, while the greater number remain naked, destitute, and helpless. This is at once contrary to justice, to humanity, and to fairness; it is the very height of inequity and runs counter to the good-pleasure of the All-Merciful."

- `Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions

Quote of the Day, 3 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"If ye be seekers after this life and the vanities thereof, ye should have sought them while ye were still enclosed in your mothers’ wombs, for at that time ye were continually approaching them, could ye but perceive it. Ye have, on the other hand, ever since ye were born and attained maturity, been all the while receding from the world and drawing closer to dust. Why, then, exhibit such greed in amassing the treasures of the earth, when your days are numbered and your chance is well-nigh lost? Will ye not, then, O heedless ones, shake off your slumber? "

- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

Quote of the Day, 2 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"Man is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper education hath, however, deprived him of that which he doth inherently possess."

- Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Quote of the Day, 1 ‘Izzat 173 BE

"... is there any deed in the world that would be nobler than service to the common good?"

- `Abdu'l-Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization

Quote of the Day, 19 Asmá’ 173 BE

"Supreme importance should be attached, therefore, not to this first creation but rather to the future life."

- Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha

Quote of the Day, 18 Asmá’ 173 BE

"They have strayed far from the fresh and thirst-subduing waters, and gathered round the salt that burneth bitterly."

- Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-Iqan

Quote of the Day, 17 Asmá’ 173 BE

“We must strive unceasingly and without rest to accomplish the development of the spiritual nature in man, and endeavor with tireless energy to advance humanity toward the nobility of its true and intended station.”

- Words attributed to `Abdu'l-Baha, Promulgation of Universal Peace

Quote of the Day, 16 Asmá’ 173 BE

"Follow not the promptings of the self, for it summoneth insistently to wickedness and lust..."

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas

Quote of the Day, 15 Asmá’ 173 BE

“My hope for you is that as you travel through the universe of existence you will ever become acquainted with new and wonderful significances; that your knowledge will ever be increased — knowledge without limitation; then you will understand the realities existing in all kingdoms.”

- Words attributed to `Abdu'l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy

Quote of the Day, 14 Asmá’ 173 BE

"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; and wish not the abasement of anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed."

- Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh

Quote of the Day, 13 Asmá’ 173 BE

"the cares of the lower things of life should not be allowed to monopolize all the thoughts and aspirations of a human being..."

- Words attributed to `Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks