“Only just now awakening after years of materialism, our soul is still infected with the despair born of unbelief, of lack of purpose and aim.” YearsStillsSoulPurposeBornDespairAimAwakeningMaterialismUnbelief Book:Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular Source: Concerning the Spiritual in Art: And Painting in Particular
“Religion and science are the two wings upon which man's intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress. It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition, whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism.” MenShouldTryingHumansTwoSoulHandsFallProgressWingsHeightMaterialismSuperstitionsSoarScience And ReligionHuman SoulSloughQuagmire Author:Abdu'l-Bahá
“How right the working classes are in their "materialism." How right they are to realize that the belly comes before the soul, not in the scale of values but in point of time!” SoulWisdomValuesPoliticsRealizingClassEconomyScalesLiberalismMaterialismWorking ClassBelly Book:Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays Source: Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays