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UNIT 1 - Some Principles of Bahá'í Education

"Blessed is that teacher who shall arise to instruct the children ..."   (Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Education  - A Compilation p.9 (Book 3, p. 7))

"Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to Almighty God is the education and training of children...." (‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Selections From The Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha #106 p.133 (Book 3, p. 7))

"According to the explicit divine Text, teaching the children is indispensable and obligatory.  It followeth that teachers are servants of the Lord God, since they have arisen to perform this task, which is the same as worship.  You must therefore offer praise with each breath, for you are educating your spiritual children." (‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Education - A Compilation, p. 33 (Book 3, p. 7))

"Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom." (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 260 (Book 3, p. 9))

"Whoso ariseth among you to teach the Cause of his Lord, let him, before all else, teach his own self, that his speech may attract the hearts of them that hear him." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXXVIII  p. 277 (Book 3, p. 13))

"Let God be your fear, O people, and be ye of them that tread the path of righteousness." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXXVIII, p. 275 (Book 3, p. 16))

UNIT 2 - Lessons for Children's Classes Grade 1 - 15 Lessons for Children

"O God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star.  Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful." (‘Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Prayers (1985 U.S. Edition) p.37 (Book 3,  p. 37))

"So powerful is the light of unity that it can illumine the whole earth." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXXXII, p. 288 (Book 3,  p. 38))

"O Son of Spirit!  My first counsel is this:  Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart ..." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic #1 (Book 3, p. 40)) 

"Tread ye the path of justice, for this, verily, is the straight path." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXVIII,  p.250 (Book 3, p.43))

 "O Friend!  In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love ..." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Persian #3 (Book 3, p. 45)) 

"That one indeed is a man who, today, dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXVII,  p.250 (Book 3, p.47))

"Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues." (Bahá'u'lláh cited in Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice, 1984 U.s. Edition, p. 26 (Book 3, p. 49))

"Supremely lofty will be thy station, if thou remainest steadfast in the Cause of thy Lord." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXV,  p.246 (Book 3, p.51))

"O Son of Man!  Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic #42 (Book 3, p. 54)) 

"Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself." (Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Revealed after the Kitáb-I-Aqdas, p.71 (Book 3, 56))

 "Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXXXVI,  p. 297 (Book 3, p. 58))

"O my Lord!  O my Lord!  I am a child of tender years.  Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy, train me in the bosom of Thy love, educate me in the school of Thy guidance and develop me under the shadow of Thy bounty.  Deliver me from darkness, make me a brilliant light; free me from unhappiness, make me a flower of the rose garden; suffer me to become a servant of Thy threshold and confer upon me the disposition and nature of the righteous; make me a cause of bounty to the human world and crown my head with the diadem of eternal life.  Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Seer, the Hearer." ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Prayers pp.37/38 (Book 3, p. 60))

"To give and be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Persian #49 (Book 3, p. 61))

"Blessed is he who mingleth with all men in a spirit of utmost kindliness and love." (Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh CLVI p334 (Book 3, p. 63))

"The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic, #48 (Book 3, p. 65))

"O Son of Being!  My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish." (Bahá'u'lláh, Hidden Words, Arabic #9 (Book 3, p. 68))

"Put your trust in God, and commit your affairs to His keeping." (Bahá'u'lláh cited in Shoghi Effendi,The Advent of Divine Justice,1984 U.S. Edition p.82 (Book 3, p. 71))

UNIT 3 - Conducting Classes For Children

No quotations to memorize.