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Anger

Should anyone wax angry with you, respond to him with gentleness; and should anyone upbraid you, forbear to upbraid him in return, but leave him to himself and put your trust in God, the omnipotent Avenger, the Lord of might and justice. 
- Baha’u’llah  (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)

Confirmations of Baha’u’llah

Be constantly attached to and seek always the confirmations of Bahá’u’lláh for these turn the drop into a sea and convert the gnat into an eagle.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)

Needs of the age we live in

Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

Attracting heavenly blessings

Today the magnetic power that attracts heavenly blessings is teaching the Cause of God.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (From a Tablet to believers in Denver, USA, 1914; Star of the West, vol. 12, no. 11, September 27, 1921)

Obedience

Strengthen my heart, O my God, in Thine obedience and in Thy love… 
- The Báb  (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb’)