“How puny and insignificant is the evanescent drop when compared with the waves and billows of God’s limitless and everlasting Ocean, and how utterly contemptible must every contingent and perishable thing appear when brought face to face with the uncreated, the unspeakable glory of the Eternal!”

Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

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founder of the Bahá'í Faith 1817–1892

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