Indeed if the friends could seek, and exert themselves, to
become 100 per cent Bahá'ís they would see how greatly their influence over
others would be increased, and how rapidly the Cause would spread. The world is
seeking not a compromise but the embodiment of a high and shining ideal. The
more the friends live up to our teachings in every aspect of their lives, in
their homes, in business, in their social relationships, the greater will be
the attraction they exercise over the hearts of others.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter written
on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, 23 January 1945 to an individual believer; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Excellence in All Things)
