Tongue
He must . . . observe silence and refrain from idle talk. For the tongue is a smoldering fire, and excess of speech a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the effects of the latter endureth a century.
- Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 264
Quote of the Day
Idal 17 Qudrat 182 B.E.
They, however much buffeted by present circumstances, and no matter how perilous the path they now tread, must press forward unafraid of persecution, scorn or calumny, towards the shining goal they have set themselves to attain.
Shoghi Effendi – Dawn of a New Day, p. 127