Words of Wisdom
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Words of Wisdom (Asl-i-Kullu'l-Khayr) is a tablet of Bahá'u'lláh written in quite a different style from many of His other tablets. It consists of twenty-two pithy statements in the form of definitions. A number of them begin with the phrase, "The essence of...", others with "The source of..."
The tablet begins with the following:
The source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure.
The essence of wisdom is the fear of God, the dread of His scourge and punishment, and the apprehension of His justice and decree.
The essence of religion is to testify unto that which the Lord hath revealed, and follow that which He hath ordained in His mighty Book.
The tablet is contained in the compilation Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, page 153.
