Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine touched first thine own garment — Bahá’u’lláh
O Weed that Springeth Out of Dust! Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine touched first thine own garment, and why with thine heart defiled with desire and passion dost thou seek to commune with Me and to enter My sacred realm? Far, far are ye from that which ye desire.

Bahá’u’lláh

The Hidden Words, Part Two (Persian), No. 68

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