Wealth is most commendable, provided the entire population is wealthy. (Abdul-Baha’, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 24)

Blessed and happy is he that ariseth to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 167)

Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 183)

The individual should, prior to engaging in the study of any subject, ask himself what its uses are, and what fruit and result will derive from it. (Abdul-Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 106)

If haste is harmful, inertness and indolence are a thousand times worse. A middle course is best. (Abdul-Baha, The Secret to Divine Civilization, p. 108)

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man as different from your sleeves. See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends. (Abdul-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdul-Baha, p. 24)

Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds. (Abdul-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdul-Baha, p. 69)

Do not content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path. (Abdul-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 15)

The art of music is divine and effective. It is food of the soul and spirit. Through the power and charm of music the spirit of man is uplifted. (Abdul-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 52)

Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 213)

It is incumbent upon every man of insight and understanding to strive to translate that which hath been written into reality and action. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah), p. 166)

The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 51)

Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. (Baha’u’llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 93)

Seek ye divine happiness through the hardships and sorrows of this physical world, and behold spiritual well-being in the struggles of this fleeting existence. (Compilations, Baha’I Scriptures, p. 439)

Desire and self come in the door and blot out virtue, bright before, and a hundred veils will rise from the heart, to blind the eyes. (The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 119)

Man’s merit lieth in service and virtue and not in the pageantry of wealth and riches. (Baha ‘u’ llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 138)

Nothing in the world can ever be supported by words alone. (Abdul Baha, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 57)

Those who do most goods use fewest words concerning their actions. (Abdul Baha – Paris Talks, p. 17)

The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 156)