Man - Reality of
Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.
- Bahá’u’lláh, The Arabic Hidden Words #22
Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 260
I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic 3
Each man has been placed in a post of honour, which he must not desert.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, pp. 159-160
Quote of the Day
Jalal 17 Masail 182 B.E.
We realize that a great problem is presented by gossip when it occurs in Bahá’í communities, and the poison it can instill into the relationship between the friends. However, deprivation of voting rights is usually of little help in such circumstances and should be resorted to only after other remedies have been tried and failed.
Universal House of Justice – Lights of Guidance, p. 60