The guiding principles of the Bahá'ís are: honesty, love,
charity and trustworthiness; the setting of the common good above private
interest; and the practice of godliness, virtue and moderation. Ultimately,
then, their preservation and happiness are assured.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a
letter dated 18 December 1925 to a National Spiritual
Assembly - translated from the Persian; The Compilation of Compilations,
vol. I, Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá'í Virtue)
