Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18
OOL 06 80426Phelps:ABU 3235
ABU 3235•‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Reported Utterance
Words to some Persian friends, spoken on 1913-03-18
40 words
Translation:
Provisional translation
Paris is like a very large, clean stable where many millions of horses are well-fed, well-kept and well-trained; but you do not expect to find spirituality.
DAS.Diary notebooks and letters of Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, Dec. 1912 – Jun. 1915. English and Persian diary notebooks and letters held in the U.S. National Bahá’í Archives. Often quoted in other sources such as SW. Catalog entries are indexed by date and include only the English notebooks and letters. Letters from 1 Jul 1913 through 19 Oct. 1914 found here: https://bahai-library.com/sohrab_diary_letters_1913-1914