“…refrain, under any circumstances, from involving yourselves, much less the Cause, in lengthy discussions of a controversial character, as these besides being fruitless actually cause incalculable harm to the Faith. Bahá’u’lláh has repeatedly urged us not to engage in religious controversies, as the adepts of former religions have done. The Bahá’í teacher should be concerned above all in presenting the Message, in explaining and clarifying all its aspects rather than in attacking other religions. He should avoid all situations that, he feels, would lead to strife, to hair-splitting and interminable discussions.”

“The believers ought to give the Message even to those who do not seem ready for it, because they can never judge the real extent to which the Word of God can influence the hearts and minds of the people, even those who appear to lack any power of receptivity to the Teachings.”

“The love we bear mankind, our conviction that Bahá’u’lláh’s Faith contains the only and the Divine remedy for all its ills, must be demonstrated today in action by bringing the Cause before the public. No doubt the majority are not yet able to see its true significance, but they must not be deprived, through our failure in obligation, of the opportunity of hearing of it. And there are many precious souls who are seeking for it and ready to embrace it.”

“If the friends always waited until they were fully qualified to do any particular task, the work of the Cause would be almost at a standstill! But the very act of striving to serve, however unworthy one may feel, attracts the blessings of God and enables one to become more fitted for the task.

Today the need is so great on the part of humanity to hear of the Divine Message, that the believers must plunge into the work, wherever and however they can, heedless of their own shortcomings, but ever heedful of the crying need of their fellow-men to hear of the teachings in their darkest hour of travail.”

“The Cause of God has room for all. It would, indeed, not be the Cause of God if it did not take in and welcome everyone – poor and rich, educated and ignorant, the unknown and the prominent – God surely wants them all, as he created them all.”

“…no system, for teachers to practice, exists. But obviously the more people know about the teachings and the Cause, the better they will be able to present the subject. If some people find that prayer and placing their whole trust in God, releases in them a flood of inspiration, they should be left free to pursue this method if it is productive of results.”

“Through example, loving fellowship, prayer and kindness the friends can attract the hearts of such people and enable them to realize that this is the Cause of God in deed, not merely words.”

“… Unless and until the believers really come to recognize that they are one spiritual family, knit together by a bond more lasting than mere physical ties can ever be, they will not be able to create that warm community atmosphere which alone can attract the hearts of humanity, frozen for lack of real love and feeling.”

“Not all of us are capable of serving in the same way, but the one way every Bahá’í can spread the Faith is by example. This moves the hearts of people more deeply than words ever can.

The love we show others, the hospitality and understanding, the willingness to help them, these are the very best advertisements of the Faith.”