July 31

Divorce should be avoided most strictly by the believers, and only under rare and urgent circumstances be resorted to. Modern society is criminally lax as to the sacred nature of marriage, and the believers must combat this trend assiduously. (From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, dated 5 January 1948; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Preserving Baha’i Marriages)