Nairne, Australia
“Happy are those who spend their days in the pursuit of knowledge, in the discovery of the secrets of the universe, and in the meticulous investigation of truth! And woe to those who content themselves with ignorance, who delight in thoughtless imitation, who have fallen into the abyss of ignorance and unawareness, and who have thus wasted their lives!”
—‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions
Pompei, Italy
Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship.
—Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
San Gregorio de Polanco, Uruguay
“Las artes, oficios y ciencias elevan el mundo del ser y conducen a su exaltación. El conocimiento es como alas para la vida del hombre y una escalera para su ascenso. Su adquisición incumbe a todos. Sin embargo, se debe adquirir el conocimiento de aquellas ciencias que beneficien a los pueblos de la tierra, y no de aquéllas que comienzan y terminan con palabras…
En verdad, el conocimiento es un verdadero tesoro para el hombre y una fuente de gloria, de munificencia y gozo, de exaltación, de alegría y regocijo. Feliz el hombre que se aferra a él y ¡ay de los negligentes!”
-Artes en la Fe, Arte Cuerpo Continental de Consejeros de Europa
Louisville, USA
“From the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge, so that none of His creatures may be deprived of its share in expressing, each according to its capacity and rank, this knowledge.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
Haifa, Israel
O Lord!
Plant this tender seedling in the garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains of Thy loving-kindness and grant that it may grow into a goodly plant through the outpourings of Thy favour and grace.
Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
—‘Abdu’l-Bahá