Rich
In the course of one of His talks to His companions ‘Abdu’l-Bahá states that a poor man who is patient and forbearing is better than a rich man who is thankful. However, a poor man who is thankful is more praiseworthy than the one who is patient, while more meritorious than all is the rich man who expends his wealth for others.
- Adib Taherzadeh, The Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh v 2, p. 281
They who are possessed of riches, however, must have the utmost regard for the poor . . . There is no honor, except what God may please to bestow, that can compare to this honor . . . and well is it with the rich who bestow their riches on the needy and prefer them before themselves.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 202
Quote of the Day
Kamal 17 Qawl 182 B.E.
Because a person is accused does not necessarily prove that he or she is guilty; and the administrative bodies cannot be too careful in such matters.
Shoghi Effendi – The Light of Divine Guidance v II, p. 129-130