Forgiveness and mercy

…let your adorning be forgiveness and mercy and that which cheereth the hearts of the well-favoured of God. 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas; compilation: ‘Unlocking the Power of Action’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)

A “consecrated soul”

One consecrated soul is preferable to a thousand other souls. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)

Love

Love is heaven's kindly light, the Holy Spirit's eternal breath that vivifieth the human soul. 

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá  ('Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá)

Purpose of our creation

The purpose of the creation of man is the attainment of the supreme virtues of humanity through descent of the heavenly bestowals. 

- 'Abdu'l-Baha  (From a talk, 'The Promulgation of Universal Peace')