I give you my advice, and it is this: Train these children
with divine exhortations. From their childhood instill in their hearts the love
of God so they may manifest in their lives the fear of God and have confidence
in the bestowals of God. Teach them to free themselves from human imperfections
and to acquire the divine perfections latent in the heart of man.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks
Delivered by `Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in
1912’, 2nd. Ed; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Excellence in All
Things)
