Becoming A Brilliant Star
Bahá’í Faith

General

Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday. 
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: TB, 138

Character

The most vital duty, in this day, is to purify your characters, to correct your manners, and improve your conduct.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: SWAB, 10 

The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice...
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HW, Arabic #2

Style

Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 293

Spiritual Development

The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit—the divine breath which animates and pervades all things.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 58 

Physical Development

The body of man is a captive of nature; it will act in accordance with whatever nature orders. 
 Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: SAQ, 119

Cognitive Development

Some men and women glory in their exalted thoughts, but if these thoughts never reach the plane of action they remain useless...
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: TB, 172 

Affective Development

In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: ABL, 77

Turn all your thoughts toward bringing joy to hearts.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 453	 

Conative Development

Success or failure, gain or loss, must...depend upon man's own exertions.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: ESW, 27

Family

Beware lest ye commit that which would sadden the hearts of your fathers and mothers.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: FL, #7 

Friends

Regard ye not others save as ye regard your own selves...
Bahá’í Faith, The Báb: SB, 129

Exalted, immensely exalted is He Who hath removed differences and established harmony.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: WMN, #2 

Career/Work

...it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the secret of wealth...
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HW, Persian #80

Finances/Wealth

Social

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. 
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: ESW, 14; GWB, 288 

Women and men have been and will always be equal in the sight of God.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: WMN #54

There are no differences or distinctions of race among you in the sight of God.
Bahá’í Faith, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: PUP, 433

No goodly deed was or will ever be lost, for benevolent acts are treasures preserved with God for the benefit of those who act.
Bahá’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh: HQ, #40

N = 18

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