‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s humility did not stem from any weakness
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s humility did not stem from any weakness. Once when a child asked Him why all the rivers of the earth flow into the ocean, He said, ‘because it sets itself lower than them all and so draws them to itself.’
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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