We have counselled all people, in the most clear and
eloquent language, to adorn their characters with trustworthiness and
godliness, and with such qualities as are conducive to the elevation of man's
station in the world of being. This Wronged One testifieth that the purpose for
which mortal men have, from utter nothingness, stepped into the realm of being,
is that they may work for the betterment of the world and live together in
concord and harmony. Dissension and strife have always been, and shall remain,
rejected by God. The Books, the Scriptures and Holy Writings of previous ages
have all proclaimed the joyful tidings that the purpose underlying this most
mighty Revelation is none other than the rehabilitation of the world and its
nations; that perchance the power of utterance may prevail over the power of
arms, and the world's affairs be administered through the potency of love. We
ask God, the True One, to invest all with the mantle of trustworthiness, for that
is the world's comeliest garment.
(Baha’u’llah, The Compilation of
Compilations, Vol. II, Trustworthiness)
