For every land We have prescribed a portion, for every
occasion an allotted share, for every pronouncement an appointed time and for
every situation an apt remark. Consider Greece. We made it a Seat of Wisdom for
a prolonged period. However, when the appointed hour struck, its throne was
subverted, its tongue ceased to speak, its light grew dim and its banner was
hauled down. Thus do We bestow and withdraw. Verily thy Lord is He Who giveth
and divesteth, the Mighty, the Powerful.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah
revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
