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

Istijlal 13 Kamal 183 B.E.

The time is ripe and the opportunities illimitable. We are not alone nor helpless. Sustained by our love for each other and given power through the Administrative Order -- so laboriously erected by our beloved Guardian -- the army of Light can achieve such victories as will astonish posterity.

The Universal House of Justice – Wellspring of Guidance, Messages 1963-1968, p. 120