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8/31/15

Deeds & Character

God hath, verily, willed that His Cause should be assisted by the hosts of goodly deeds and a righteous character. 
- Baha’u’llah  (The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, Trustworthiness)

8/24/15

Not to exalt oneself above any one

That seeker… must never seek to exalt himself above any one, must wash away from the tablet of his heart every trace of pride and vainglory… 
- Baha'u'llah  (The Kitab-i-Iqan)

8/17/15

Not to “make any heart to sorrow”

Beware lest ye harm any soul, or make any heart to sorrow; lest ye wound any man with your words, be he known to you or a stranger, be he friend or foe. Pray ye for all; ask ye that all be blessed, all be forgiven.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)

8/10/15

Humility

Humility exalteth man to the heaven of glory and power, whilst pride abaseth him to the depths of wretchedness and degradation. 
- Baha’u’llah  (‘The Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)

8/3/15

Education of children

Let the mothers… strive by day and by night to establish within their children faith and certitude, the fear of God, the love of the Beloved of the worlds, and all good qualities and traits. 
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Education)