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’)

Service

Hands of the Cause of God circa 1960

That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race. 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)

To care for others

The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)

“city of the human heart”

Open, O people, the city of the human heart with the key of your utterance . . . 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

Not to sow seeds of discord

Sow not the seeds of discord among men, and refrain from contending with your neighbour . . . 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

To love God and His Manifestation

That which beseemeth you is the love of God, and the love of Him Who is the Manifestation of His Essence, and the observance of whatsoever He chooseth to prescribe unto you... 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

Service

Happy the soul that shall forget his own good, and like the chosen ones of God, vie with his fellows in service to the good of all… 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)

One’s heart

The heart is a divine trust; cleanse it from the stain of self-love, adorn it with the coronal of pure intent… 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)

Consultation

In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual conference and not the mere voicing of personal views is intended. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’;The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)

The city of human heart

Open, O people, the city of the human heart with the key of your utterance...

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

Spiritual growth

Become ye the manifestors of spiritual favors and the dawning-places of infinite lights! 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)

To love the whole world

It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.
- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)

“become fully established in the Kingdom of God”

…attach not yourselves to the luxuries of this ephemeral world, free yourselves from every attachment, and strive with heart and soul to become fully established in the Kingdom of God. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)

Praiseworthy deeds

…every praiseworthy deed is born out of the light of religion. 

- Baha’u’llah  ('Bahá'í Education', a compilation, 1976 World Centre edition)

To become more illumined

Day by day become ye more illumined. Draw ye nearer and nearer unto the threshold of oneness. Become ye the manifestors of spiritual favors and the dawning-places of infinite lights! 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)

Steadfastness

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed the entire creation, and Thy generosity that hath embraced all created things, to cause me to turn my face wholly towards Thee, and to seek Thy shelter, and to be steadfast in my love for Thee. 

- Baha'u'llah  ('Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah')

Becoming an angel

Indeed, if man is abandoned to the rule of nature, he sinks even lower than the animal, whereas if he is educated he becomes even as an angel. 

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World Center)

Connecting our hearts to Baha’u’llah

O Son of Being! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish. 

- Baha'u'llah  ('The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah')

Humility & self-effacing

A man must never consider himself greater than others. Rather, he must always be humble and self-effacing. 

- 'Abdu'l-Baha  (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 24 Denver 1912, Lincoln, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)

The Day of God

The purpose underlying all creation is the revelation of this most sublime, this most holy Day, the Day known as the Day of God, in His Books and Scriptures... 

- Baha’u’llah  (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in a letter dated December 25, 1935; ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’)

Not to harm any soul

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)

To “serve as a divine physician”

If in this day a soul shall act according to the precepts and the counsels of God, he will serve as a divine physician to mankind... 

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

“goodly deeds and a righteous 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)

Courtesy

Well is it with him who is illumined with the light of courtesy and is attired with the vesture of uprightness. 

- Baha’u’llah  (‘Tablets of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)

“The Purpose of the one true God…in revealing Himself unto men…”

The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory, in revealing Himself unto men is to lay bare those gems that lie hidden within the mine of their true and inmost selves. 

- Baha'u'llah  (Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah)

"speaking well of another"

If… a person setteth about speaking well of another, opening his lips to praise another, he will touch an answering chord in his hearers and they will be stirred up by the breathings of God. 

- ‘Abdu'l-Baha  ('Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha’)