selectivity

Updated: June 6, 2025

Were it not for this power of selectivity, the animals would all be dead in a single day; for there are a great many poisonous plants, and animals know nothing of the pharmacopoeia. And yet, observe what a reliable set of scales they have, by means of which to differentiate the good from the injurious.

`Abdu'l-Bahá - Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá