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Truthfulness, uprightness and integrity are the attributes of the righteous and the hallmarks of

the pure. Truthfulness is the goodliest of qualities as it comprehendeth all other virtues. A

truthful person will be protected from all moral a ictions, will shrink from every evil deed,

and be preserved from every wicked act, inasmuch as all vices and misdeeds are the very

antithesis of truthfulness, and a truthful man will hold them all in utter abhorrence.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, from a Tablet, translated from the Persian (Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá’í
Virtue, 1990 revision, No. 41)

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Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues. Without truthfulness progress and

success, in all the worlds of God, are impossible for any soul. When this holy attribute is

established in man, all the divine qualities will also be acquired.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, cited in The Advent of Divine Justice, p26

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If a man in his own home doth not treat his relations and friends with entire trustworthiness

and integrity, his dealings with the outside world -- no matter how much trustworthiness and

honesty he may bring to them -- will prove barren and unproductive. First one should order

one's own domestic a airs, then attend to one's business with the public.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá, translated from the Persian (Trustworthiness: A Cardinal Bahá’í Virtue, 1990
revision, No. 47)

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