August 11

The Keynote of success in the teaching field is study of the Word, Prayer, Meditation; and then action. Above all, perseverance in action. When these steps are followed in the realm of self-sacrifice, success will be achieved. 

- Shoghi Effendi  (From a message dated 14 May,1956 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi; ‘High Endeavors: Letters to Alaska’)