rts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are
conducive..."

...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. 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....

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.
Happy the man that cleaveth unto it, and woe betide the heedless.

("Epistle to the Son of the Wolf", pp. 26-27) [16]

"17: ...The learned of the day must direct the people to acquire those..."

...The learned of the day must direct the people to acquire those branches
of knowledge which are of use, that both the learned themselves and the
generality of mankind may derive benefits therefrom. Such academic
pursuits as begin and end in words alone have never been and will never be
of any worth. The majority of Persia's learned doctors devote all their
lives to the study of a philosophy the ultimate yield of which is nothing
but words.

("Tablets of Baha'u'llah Revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas", P. 169) [17]

"18: It is incumbent upon the children to exert themselves to the utmost
in..."

It is incumbent upon the children to exert themselves to the utmost in
acquiring the art of reading and writing.... Writing skills that will
provide for urgent needs will be enough for some; and then it is better
and more fitting that they should spend their time in studying those
branches of knowledge which are of use.

As for what the Supreme Pen hath previously set down, the reason is that
in every art and skill, God loveth the highest perfection.

(From a Tablet--translated from the Persian) [18]

"19: In the treasuries of the knowledge of God there lieth concealed a..."

In the treasuries of the knowledge of God there lieth concealed a
knowledge which, when applied, will largely, though not wholly, eliminate
fear. This knowledge, however, should be taught from childhood, as it will
greatly aid in its elimination....(1)

("Epistle to the Son of the Wolf", p. 32) [19]

"20: It beseemeth ... the ... officials of the Government to convene a
gathering and..."

It beseemeth ... the ... officials of the Government to conv