It is incumbent upon the children to exert themselves to the
utmost in acquiring the art of reading and writing.... Writing skills that will
provide for urgent needs will be enough for some; and then it is better and
more fitting that they should spend their time in studying those branches of
knowledge which are of use. As for what the Supreme Pen hath previously set
down, the reason is that in every art and skill, God loveth the highest
perfection.
- Baha’u’llah (The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Excellence
in All Things)
