…a Bahá'í is one who embodieth all the perfections, that he
must shine out like a lighted taper — not be darkness upon darkness and yet
bear the name "Bahá'í".
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings
of 'Abdu'l-Bahá’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Excellence
in All Things)