Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end. The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished. (‘Abdu'l-Bahá from a Tablet; The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, The Arts and Crafts)
