Say: Beware, O people of Baha, lest ye walk in the ways of
them whose words differ from their deeds. Strive that ye may be enabled to
manifest to the peoples of the earth the signs of God, and to mirror forth His
commandments. Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind, for the professions of
most men, be they high or low, differ from their conduct. It is through your
deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others. Through them the
brightness of your light can be shed upon the whole earth. Happy is the man
that heedeth My counsel, and keepeth the precepts prescribed by Him Who is the
All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’;
The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Excellence in All Things)
