... "Therefore, mere knowledge is not sufficient for complete human attainment. The teachings of the Holy Books need a heavenly power and divine potency to carry them out. A house is not built by mere acquaintance with the plans. Money must be forthcoming; volition is necessary to construct it; a carpenter must be employed in its erection. It is not enough to say, “The plan and purpose of this house are very good; I will live in it.” There are no walls of protection, there is no roof of shelter in this mere statement; the house must be actually built before we can live in it." ...
`Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 249
6 August 1912
(excerpt from) Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons
Dublin, New Hampshire
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