O Sadiq! [1] Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the
attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of the pure. Truthfulness is the
goodliest of qualities as it comprehendeth all other virtues. A truthful person
will be protected from all moral afflictions, will shrink from every evil deed,
and be preserved from every wicked act, inasmuch as all vices and misdeeds are
the very antithesis of truthfulness, and a truthful man will hold them all in
utter abhorrence.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II,
Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá'í Virtue)
[1] A believer’s name which means literally means
"truthful" or "sincere"
