The words, the deeds, the attitudes, the lack of prejudice, the nobility of character, the high sense of service to others -- in a word, those qualities and actions which distinguish a Baha'i must unfailingly characterize their inner life and outer behaviour, and their interactions with friend or foe.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 8 May 1985 addressed to the Baha'i youth of the world; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)