...If a soul is seeking to quarrel, ask ye for reconciliation; if he blame you, praise (him); if he give you a deadly poison, bestow ye an all-healing antidote; if he createth death, administer ye eternal life; if he becometh a thorn, change ye into roses and hyacinths.
Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Vol. III (Chicago: Bahai Publishing Society, 1909 edition), pp. 503-504