While the children are yet in their infancy feed them from
the breast of heavenly grace, foster them in the cradle of all excellence, rear
them in the embrace of bounty. Give them the advantage of every useful kind of
knowledge. Let them share in every new and rare and wondrous craft and art.
Bring them up to work and strive, and accustom them to hardship. Teach them to
dedicate their lives to matters of great import, and inspire them to undertake
studies that will benefit mankind.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings
of 'Abdu'l-Bahá’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Baha’i Education)
