The unity of the human race, as envisaged by Bahá'u'lláh, implies the establishment of a world commonwealth in which all nations, races, creeds and c…

- Shoghi Effendi

Our past is not the thing that matters so much in this world as what we intend to do with the future.

- Shoghi Effendi

Bahá'u'lláh is not the Intermediary between other Manifestations and God. Each has His own relation to the Primal Source. But in the sense that Bahá'…

- Shoghi Effendi

It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the best methods of action and then action…

- Shoghi Effendi

Love & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character.

- Shoghi Effendi

Regarding the passage on p. 163 of the 'Gleanings': The creatures which Bahá'u'lláh states to be found on every planet cannot be considered to be nec…

- Shoghi Effendi

The troubles of this world pass, and what we have left is what we have made of our souls, so it is to this we must look to becoming more spiritual, d…

- Shoghi Effendi

We must not only be patient with others, infinitely patient, but also with our own poor selves.

- Shoghi Effendi

It is not preaching any rules the world wants, but love and action.

- Shoghi Effendi