Bahá'u'lláh Quotes

A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding...

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.

Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.

Be generous in prosperity and thankful in adversity, Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be a lamp unto those who walk in darkness, and a home to the stranger. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be a breath of life to the body of humankind, a dew to the soil of the human heart, and a fruit upon the tree of humility.

Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!

Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.

Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light!

O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.

O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.

In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.

Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world

Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.

Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.

Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind...

Bend your minds and wills to the education of the peoples and kindreds of the earth, that haply the dissensions that divide it may, through the power of the Most Great Name, be blotted out from its face, and all mankind become the upholders of one Order, and the inhabitants of one City.

Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.

Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.

Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit there from.

The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony... So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.

The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.

Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.

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.

... The decrees of the Sovereign Ordainer, as related to fate and predestination, are of two kinds. Both are to be obeyed and accepted. The one is irrevocable, the other is, as termed by men, impending. To the former all must unreservedly submit, inasmuch as it is fixed and settled. God however, is able to alter or repeal it. As the harm that must result from such a change will be greater than if the decree had remained unaltered, all, therefore, should willingly acquiesce in what God hath willed and confidently abide by the same.

O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.

Thus hath it been sent down from the heaven of the Will of your Lord, the Lord of Revelation.

I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.

The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.

Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.

O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.

Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.

All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.

The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.

The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.

Religion without science is superstition. Science without religion is materialism.

That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.

Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one.

Say: o brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.

The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.

The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct.

Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!

Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.