Bahá'u'lláh > Quotes

“Humility exalteth man to the heaven of glory and power, whilst pride abaseth him to the depths of wretchedness and degradation. ”
― Baha'u'llah

“When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an ocean in itself, and a little seed, through the outpouring of rain, the favour of the sun and soul-refreshing breeze, will become a tree with the utmost freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits. Therefore do not consider thy capacity and merit, but rely upon the infinite Bounty and trust to His Highness the Almighty.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“Be patient under all conditions and place your whole trust and confidence in God.”
― Baha'u'lláh

“Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“The essence of true safety is to observe silence, to look at the end of things and to renounce the world.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“...Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory shall fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn.”
― Baha'u'llah

“Every created thing in the whole universe is but a door leading into His knowledge, a sign of His sovereignty, a revelation of His names, a symbol of His majesty, a token of His power, a means of admittance into His straight Path....”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth Me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth.”
― Baha'u'llah

“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.”
― Bahá’u’lláh

“Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form When within thee the universe is folded?”
― Bahá®u®lláh

“A might force, a consummate power lieth concealed in the world of being. Fix your gaze upon it and upon its unifying influences, and not upon the differences which appear from it.”
― Baha'u'llah

“Earth is but one country and mankind is it's citizens.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers: A Selection of Prayers

“O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that hath shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.”
― Baháʼuʼlláh

“All that ye potentially possess can…be manifested only as a result of your own volition.”
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― Bahá u lláh

“The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the Lord hath bestowed, and contentment with that which God hath ordained.”
― Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas

“Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words Of Bahá'u'lláh

“O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“O Ye Seeming Fair Yet Inwardly Foul!

Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward seeming is crystal pure but of which, when tested by the divine Assayer, not a drop is accepted. Yea the sun beam falls alike upon the dust and the mirror, yet differ they in reflection even as doth the star from the earth: nay, immeasurable is the difference!

O My Friend In Word!

Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend and foe should abide in one heart? Cast out then the stranger, that the Friend may enter his home.”
― Bahá'u'lláh

“Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words Of Bahá'u'lláh

“That which the Lord hath ordained as the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument for the healing of all the world is the union of all its peoples in one universal Cause, one common Faith. This can in no wise be achieved except through the power of a skilled, an all-powerful and inspired Physician. This, verily, is the truth, and all else naught but error.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

“the destiny of the true believer, whose existence and life are to be regarded as the originating purpose of all creation.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

“Now if the lover could have looked ahead, he would have blessed the watchman at the start, and prayed on his behalf, and he would have seen that tyranny as justice; but since the end was veiled to him, he moaned and made his plaint in the beginning. Yet those who journey in the garden land of knowledge, because they see the end in the beginning, see peace in war and friendliness in anger.”
― Bahá'u'lláh about a lover that was chased away by his Khidr

“O SON OF MAN! Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words

“O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. 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! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words

“The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words Of Bahá'u'lláh

“En palabras de Bahá'u'lláh: »El bienestar de la humanidad, su paz y seguridad serán inalcanzables hasta que su unidad esté firmemente establecida«.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, El Kitáb-i-Aqdas: El Libro Más Sagrado

“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.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words

“LXI. El mundo padece y su agitación aumenta día a día. Su rostro se ha vuelto hacia el descarrío y la incredulidad. Tal será su condición, que exponerla ahora no sería apropiado ni correcto. Su perversidad continuará por largo tiempo. Y cuando llegue la hora señalada, aparecerá súbitamente aquello que hará temblar los miembros del cuerpo de la humanidad. Entonces, y sólo entonces, será desplegado el Estandarte Divino, y el Ruiseñor del Paraíso gorjeará su melodía. LXII.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Pasajes de los Escritos de Bahá'u'lláh

“O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy. Hasten thereunto that thou mayest become an eternal light and an immortal spirit. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.”
― Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words