Love is the brightness of the beauty of God. If there be no love, this is the
animal's kingdom, for the distinguishing feature of man's world is love. Until
love appears among men, there can be no full happiness and peace. Notice how,
when a person sits with a friend, his heart leaps, how happy he becomes, but
when he sits with an enemy, what a punishment! We must therefore foster
brotherhood and universal love.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words
of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, London, 1912, recorded by Mirza Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Sampler from
Mahmud’s Diary’, by Marzieh Gail, ‘The Baha’i World vol. 13)
