Bahá'u'lláh Quotes

The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.

Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind…

Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.

Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.

The Word is the master key for the whole world, inasmuch as through its potency the doors of the hearts of men, which in reality are the doors of heaven, are unlocked.

In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge.

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.

Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.