Bahá'u'lláh, "Asl-i-Kullu’l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom)" in Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his death is better than his life.
— Bahá'u'lláh on Faith
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his death is better than his life." in the context of "Bahá'u'lláh, "Asl-i-Kullu’l-Khayr (Words of Wisdom)" in Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Faith" (B)
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About Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.
About Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh (ba-haa-ol-laa بهاءالله Arabic for "Glory of God") (12 November 1817 – 29 May 1892), born Mírzá Husayn-`Alí (Persian:میرزا حسین علی), was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and father of `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh authored many religious works, most notably the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and the Book of Certitude.
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