Virtues

Bahá’u’lláh wrote: 

“The virtues and attributes pertaining unto God are all evident and manifest, and have been mentioned and described in all the heavenly Books. Among them are trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity of heart while communing with God, forbearance, resignation to whatever the Almighty hath decreed, contentment with the things His Will hath provided, patience, nay, thankfulness in the midst of tribulation, and complete reliance, in all circumstances, upon Him. These rank, according to the estimate of God, among the highest and most laudable of all acts. All other acts are, and will ever remain, secondary and subordinate unto them…”
(Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 290)

“All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth…”
(Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 215)

“…Cling ye to the hem of virtue, and hold fast to the cord of trustworthiness and piety. Concern yourselves with the things that benefit mankind, and not with your corrupt and selfish desires…”
(Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 29)

‘Abdu’l-Bahá said:

“The All-loving God created man to radiate the Divine light and to illumine the world by his words, action and life. If he is without virtue he becomes no better than a mere animal, and an animal devoid of intelligence is a vile thing.”
(Paris Talks, p. 113)

“ ‘What is the purpose of our lives?’

‘Abdu’l-Bahá.—‘To acquire virtues…’ ”
(Paris Talks, p. 177)