Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind...
Bahá'u'lláhUnto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition.
Bahá'u'lláhThe true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
Bahá'u'lláhO SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
Bahá'u'lláh