O friend, the heart is the dwelling-place of eternal mysteries: Make it not the home of fleeting fancies. Waste not the treasure of thy precious life occupied with this swiftly passing world. Thou comest from the world of holiness: Bind not thine heart to the earth. Thou art a dweller in the court of reunion: Choose not the homeland of the dust.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Seven Valleys’, 2019 revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre; included in ‘The Call of the Divine Beloved’)