Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of envy, enter the divine court of holiness.

Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!

Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.

Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man's life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.

Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.

Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and center your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.

I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.