...ye must conduct yourselves in such a manner that ye may
stand out distinguished and brilliant as the sun among other souls. Should any
one of you enter a city, he should become a centre of attraction by reason of
his sincerity, his faithfulness and love, his honesty and fidelity, his
truthfulness and loving-kindness towards all the peoples of the world, so that
the people of that city may cry out and say: "This man is unquestionably a
Bahá'í, for his manners, his behaviour, his conduct, his morals, his nature,
and disposition reflect the attributes of the Bahá'ís." Not until ye
attain this station can ye be said to have been faithful to the Covenant and
Testament of God. For He hath, through irrefutable Texts, entered into a
binding Covenant with us all, requiring us to act in accordance with His sacred
instructions and counsels. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of
'Abdu'l-Bahá’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The Covenant)
