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
Istiqlal 18 Jamal 183 B.E.
By devotion to the carnal, mortal world human susceptibilities sink to the level of animalism.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá – The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 184