Re: Source for Quotation of Abdu'l-Baha


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Posted by Herrick on June 06, 1998 at 17:42:15:

In Reply to: Re: Source for Quotation of Abdu'l-Baha posted by Patrick Herrick on June 06, 1998 at 12:14:16:

: To look always at the good and not at the bad. If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one; and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.

: -- Esslemont, Baha'u'llah and the New Era, p. 83
: : J.E.Esselmont quotes in "Baha'u'llah and the New Era":

I can't help you with this one - I've spent an hour plus searching and came up with nil. Sorry.

Patrick
: : Abdu'l=Baha tells us -

: : "To look always at the good and not at the bad. If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one; and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one afn forget the ten."

: : I have looked everywhere, including searching MARS, and cannot find documentation for this quote. Can anyone help me? (Please email me)

: : Thank you.

: : Barbara





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