It is really very sad to see how Buddha and Christ are fallen into the hands of the bad people of their respective followers... At the very utmost photographs are for remembrance and not for worship.

If entertainments were of an intellectual character such as lectures or singing and music, they were approved, but a Bazaar was not so commendable

Once Muhammad Ali thought in a public way [to] show his superiority over ‘Abdu'l-Bahá. In those days the Blessed Perfection lived in the Palace of Bahji

Be free from every tie. Do not attach thy heart to anything. Open thy wings and soar toward the infinite space of God. A bird whose wings are tied cannot fly.

You are very welcomed. I am always glad to meet you and associate with you. But the weather of Paris did not agree with me and caused me this illness.

See to it that it is also published in a German newspaper and later in a pamphlet. This address is very useful for the Christians

Be patient. Overlook the shortcomings of others. Don't mind the criticisms of anyone. Let thy heart be like unto a sea.

Now that sacred tent which belonged to the Manifestation of God, the tent under which the Suratu'l-Haykal, the Kitab-i-Aqdas and other glorious Tablets were revealed... is given by the violators of the Covenant to Jamal Pasha

When love enters the heart the bitter water becomes sweet... When I was in Baghdad, a thorn seller invited us. His dwelling was twenty miles from Baghdad

Intoxicated with the wine of the love of God and the service of man, you must go forth with intensified faith and focalized attraction. Each one of you must become a storm center of spiritual influence and a whirling vortex of divine stimuli.

People must live for one another and not live in seclusion as the monks and nuns. People should not live solitary lives. Light is of no value in an empty room... Man must work and in that work show the qualities of God and thus do good

But now after the lapse of many centuries, his highness, the Almighty, has again looked upon them

Everyone must do away with false prejudices and must even go to the other churches and mosques

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul

Generosity, courage, faithfulness, truthfulness, etc., are all shining stars.... In this station, the souls are tested.

I am like a man who has lost the most priceless jewel. He is seeking here and searching

Yes: In the Baha'i Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are (counted as) worship.... all effort and exertion put forth

As there is no one who has not his designated place in the world, for there is nothing useless on this earth

I desire each one of you to become so great that each may guide a country. The friends must now endeavor to attain to such a station... There exist in man two powers.

Whether we live in the East or in the West, the invisible Power of Baha'o'llah

I have great hopes for the American people, but alas! as yet they do not understand the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh

There has been another battle today and much blood has been shed. The poor have given their lives

They are ready to fight for their fatherland. How barbarous it seems to send men, who do not even know each other

As long as a thing is rare and scarce, it seems more attractive and has greater value.... In the past, they used to prevent girls from learning to read and write