Quotes from Abdu'l-Bahá

Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit

In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.

The human spirit may be likened to the bounty of the sun shining on a mirror. The body of man, ... grows and develops through the animal spirit.

To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.

God has created us all humanHe is kind & just to all. Why should we be unkind & unjust to each other?

Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.

To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?

Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words-these alone are without effect.

The home of Religion is the heart.

If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.

Behold a candle, how it gives its light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light.

If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one, and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.

It is good to laugh. Laughter is spiritual relaxation.

Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.

In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition . . . Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to spirituality.

My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.

The time has come for humanity to hoist the standard of the oneness of the human world, so that dogmatic formulas and superstitions may end.

In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.

When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.

Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.

Love everybody, serve everybody.

Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help.

If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual.