Tongue
He must . . . observe silence and refrain from idle talk. For the tongue is a smoldering fire, and excess of speech a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the effects of the latter endureth a century.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 264
Quote of the Day
Kamal 1 Qudrat 182 B.E.
A chaste and holy life must be made the controlling principle in the behavior and conduct of all Bahá’ís.
Shoghi Effendi – The Advent of the Divine Justice, p. 29.