… schools for academic studies must at the same time be
training centres in behaviour and conduct, and they must favour character and
conduct above the sciences and arts. Good behaviour and high moral character
must come first, for unless the character be trained, acquiring knowledge will
only prove injurious. Knowledge is praiseworthy when it is coupled with ethical
conduct and virtuous character; otherwise it is a deadly poison, a frightful
danger. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; ‘Baha’i Education’: A compilation prepared by the
Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
