...the believers of God must become self-sacrificing and
like unto the candles of guidance become ignited... Should they show forth such
a magnanimity, it is assured that they will obtain universal divine
confirmations, the heavenly cohorts will reinforce them uninterruptedly, and a
most great victory will be obtained.... (‘Abdu’l-Baha, from the "Tablets
of the Divine Plan Revealed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to the North American
Bahá'ís"; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Guidelines for
Teaching)
