Bahá’í Quotes

Appetites

But man hath perversely continued to serve his lustful appetites . . . With this, and with the perpetrating of vile and ignoble acts, his attention was engrossed, and he abandoned the temperance and moderation of a natural way of life. The result was the engendering of diseases both violent and diverse.

- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, pp. 152-153

Quote of the Day

Fidal 13 Jalal 183 B.E.

If a person talks to you as an unpleasant duty, with no love or pleasure in his meeting with you, do you wish to converse with him?

‘Abdu’l-Bahá – The Compilation of Compilations vol II, p. 236