vealed in Epistles and Tablets through His Most Exalted Pen--a Pen out of
whose treasury pearls of wisdom and utterance and the arts and crafts of
the world are brought to light.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas" (Wilmette:
Baha'i Publishing Trust, 1988), p. 39) [1]

2: "Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent.
Its..."

Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its
acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences,
however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and
not those which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the
claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world.... In
truth, knowledge is a veritable treasure for man, and a source of glory,
of bounty, of joy, of exaltation, of cheer and gladness unto him. Thus
hath the Tongue of Grandeur spoken in this Most Great Prison.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", pp. 51-52) [2]

From the Writings and Utterances of 'Abdu'l-Baha

3: "Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day,
and..."

Make every effort to acquire the advanced knowledge of the day, and strain
every nerve to carry forward the divine civilization....

Included must be promotion of the arts, the discovery of new wonders, the
expansion of trade, and the development of industry. The methods of
civilization and the beautification of the country must also be
encouraged; and also to be inculcated is absolute obedience to the
Government and total avoidance of any trace of sedition.

(From a Tablet, translated from the Persian) [3]

4: "...I most urgently request the friends of God to make every effort, as
much..."

...I most urgently request the friends of God to make every effort, as
much as lieth within their competence, along these lines. The harder they
strive to widen the scope of their knowledge, the better and more
gratifying will be the result. Let the loved ones of God, whether young or
old, whether male or female, each according to his capabilities, bestir
themselves and spare no efforts to acquire the various current branches of
knowledge, both spiritual and secular, and of the arts.

(From a Tablet, translated from the Arabic) [4]

5: "All blessings are divine in origin, but none can be compared with
this..."

All blessings are divine in origin, but none can be compared with this