I swear by Him Who hath caused Me to reveal whatever hath
pleased Him! Ye are better known to the inmates of the Kingdom on high than ye
are known to your own selves. Think ye these words to be vain and empty? Would
that ye had the power to perceive the things your Lord, the All-Merciful, doth
see—things that attest the excellence of your rank, that bear witness to the
greatness of your worth, that proclaim the sublimity of your station! God grant
that your desires and unmortified passions may not hinder you from that which
hath been ordained for you. (Baha'u'llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha'u'llah’)
