Quotes from Baha'u'llah

We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity between the sons of men should be strengthened... what harm is there in this?... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the 'Most Great Peace' shall come.

Regard ye the world as a man's body, which is afflicted with diverse ailments, and the recovery of which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all its component elements.

O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.

O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.

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

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.

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

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

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

The Bahá´í Faith is consolation for humanity.

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world.

Through affliction hath His light shone and His praise been bright unceasingly: this hath been His method through past ages and bygone times.

O king! I was but a man like others, asleep upon my couch, when lo, the breezes of the All-Glorious were wafted over me, and taught me the knowledge of all that hath been. This thing is not from me, but from One Who is Almighty and All-Knowing.

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.

He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful cherisheth in His heart the desire of beholding the entire human race as one soul and one body.

They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy.

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.

The Cause of God is not a theatrical display that is presented every hour, of which some new diversion may be asked for every day. If it were thus, the Cause of God would become mere child's play.

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.

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

In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.

In this day the breeze of God is wafted, and His Spirit hath pervaded all things. Such is the outpouring of His grace that the pen is stilled and the tongue is speechless.

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.