Exhortations

Principles to live by from the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh

To be united
To associate with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship
To honor one's parents
To marry
Not to wish for others what one does not wish for one's self
To teach the Faith of God
To study the Holy Writings
To study arts and sciences that benefit humanity
To take counsel together
To repent to God of one's sins
To be truthful
To be trustworthy
To be faithful
To be righteous and fear God
To be just and fair
To be tactful and wise
To be courteous
To be hospitable
To be persevering
To be detached
To be absolutely submissive to the Will of God
To consult competent doctors when ill
To be clean
Not to stir up mischief
Not to be proud
Not to be hypocritical
Not to be fanatical
Not to prefer one's self to one's neighbor
Not to contend with one's neighbor
Not to indulge one's passions
Not to lament in adversity
Not to contend with those in authority
Not to lose one's temper
Not to anger one's neighbor

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Love and unity

"O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes of men of insight and the beholders of the Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever are the effective means for safeguarding and promoting the happiness and welfare of the children of men have already been revealed by the Pen of Glory."

- Bahá'u'lláh

Beyond tolerance

"Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship."

- Bahá'u'lláh

Trustworthiness

"Say: O people of God! Adorn your temples with the adornment of trustworthiness and piety. Help, then, your Lord with the hosts of goodly deeds and a praiseworthy character. We have forbidden you dissension and conflict in My Books, and My Scriptures, and My Scrolls, and My Tablets, and have wished thereby naught else save your exaltation and advancement."

- Bahá'u'lláh

The best adornments

"Adorn your heads with the garlands of trustworthiness and fidelity, your hearts with the attire of the fear of God, your tongues with absolute truthfulness, your bodies with the vesture of courtesy. These are in truth seemly adornings unto the temple of man, if ye be of them that reflect."

- Bahá'u'lláh