Bahá’í Quotes

Resentment

The temptation to react sharply and defensively is very great, yet we know that, as Trustees of the Merciful, we should not do so. Not only is it contrary to the spirit of the instructions of the Master and the Guardian, with which you are thoroughly familiar, but giving vent to such reaction tends to evoke resentment rather than bringing about the desired result.

- Letter from the Universal House of Justice, dated January 25, 1972, to a National Spiritual Assembly

Quote of the Day

Jalal 18 Rahmat 183 B.E.

There is such a confusion in the world today, so much uncertainty, so much materialism, that it is very hard to hold the attention of even the more spiritually minded people. But we must persevere and do our best knowing this is our duty and that conditions will eventually change completely and follow Bahá’u’lláh's Pattern.

Shoghi Effendi – High Endeavours - Messages to Alaska, p. 49