The virtues of humanity are many but sciences is the most noble of them all. The distinction which man enjoys above and beyond the station of the animal is due to this paramount virtue. It is a bestowal of God; it is not material, it is divine. Science is an effulgence of the Sun of Reality, the power of investigating and discovering the verities of the universe, the means by which man finds a pathway to God. Al the powers and attributes of man are human and hereditary in origine, outcomes of nature's processes, except the intellect, which is supernatural. Through intellectual and intelligent inquiry science is the discoverer of all things. It unites present and past, reveals history of bygone nations and events, and confers upon man today the essence of all human knowledge and attainment throughout the ages. By intellectual processes and logical deductions of reason, this superpower in man can penetrate the mysteries of the future and anticipate its happenings.

Science is the first emanation from God to man. All created beings embody the potentiality of material perfection, but the power of intellectual investigation and scientific acquisition is a higher virtue specialized to man alone. Other beings and organisms are deprived of this potentiality and attainment. God has created or deposited this love of reality in man. The development and progress of a nation is according to the measure and degree of that nation's scientific attainments. Through this means, its greatness is continually increased and day by day the welfare and prosperity of its people are assured.
All blessings are divine in origin but none can be compared with this power of intellectual investigation and research which is an eternal gift producing fruits of unending delight...All other blessings are temporary. Even sovereignty has its limitations and overthrow; this is a kingship and dominion which none can usurp or destroy. Briefly; it is an eternal blessing and divine bestowal, the supreme gift of God to man. Therefore you should put forward your most ernest efforts toward the acquisition of sciences and arts....The man of science is perceiving and endowed with vision whereas he who is ignorant and neglectful of this development is blind. The investigating mind is attentive, alive; the mind callous and indifferent is deaf and dead.-..
We have already stated that science...is supernatural and that all other beings of God are within the boundary of nature. What is the proof of this? All created things except man are captives of nature. The stars and suns swinging through infinite space, all earthly forms of life and existence whether mineral, vegetable or animal come under the dominion and control of natural law. Man through scientific knowledge and power rules nature and utilizes her laws to do his bidding. According to natural limitations he is a creature of earth restricted to life upon its surface, but through scientific utilization of material laws he soars in the sky, sails upon the ocean and dives beneath it. The products of his invention and discovery so familiar to us in daily life were once mysteries of nature.. For instance, man has brought electricity out of the plane of invisibility into the plane of visibility, harnessed and imprisoned that mysterious natural agent and made it the servant of his needs and wishes. Man as it were takes the sword out of nature's hand and with it for his sceptre of authority dominates nature itself. ...
...Man is progressive; nature is stationary...Man is endowed with ideal virtues, for exemple intellection, volition. among them faith, confession and acknowledgement of God, while nature is devoid of  all these....
Notwithstanding the gift of this supernatural power, it is most amazing that materialists still consider themselves within the bounds and captivity of nature. The truth is that God has endowed man with virtues, powers and ideal faculties of which nature is entirely bereft and by which man is elevated, distinguished and superior. We must thank God for these bestowals, for these powers He has given us, ...
How shall we utilize these gifts and expend these bounties? By directing our efforts toward the unification of the human race. We must use these powers in establishing the oneness of the world of humanity; appreciate these virtues by accomplishing the unity of the white and colored races; devote this divine intelligence to the perfecting of amity and accord among all branches of the human family, so that under the protection and providence of God, the East and the West may hold each other's hands and become as lovers. Then will mankind be as one nation, one race and kind; as waves of one ocean. Although these waves may differ in form and shape, they are waves of the same sea. Flowers may be variegated in colours but they are all flowers of one garden. Trees differ though they grow in the same orchard. All are nourished and quickened into life by the bounty of the same rain; all grow and develope by the heat and light of one sun; all are refreshed and exhilarated by the same breeze; that they may bring forth varied fruits. This is according to the creative wisdom. And now as I look into your faces I am reminded of trees varying in colour and form but all bearing luscious and delectable fruits, fragrant and delightful to the inner and outer senses. The radiance and spirituality of this meeting is through the favour of God. Praise be to God, you are living upon a great continent of the West enjoying the perfect liberty, security and peace. ...You do not know. I who for forty years have been a prisoner, do know. I do know the value of and blessing of liberty....Freedom! Liberty! Security! These are the great bestowals of God. Therefore praise God!

      Abdu'l-Bahá, excerpts from Foundations of Unity, - selections from public addresses delivered by Abd'l-Bahá during His journey to Europe and America immediately preceding the 1st world war.

I have with  these words of Abdu'l-Bahá, presented the Bahai approach to science:. True science and true religion must be in harmony.
He has furthermore stated that  Mankind is like a bird with two wings, if we try to fly with only the wing of religion we would dive into the abyss of superstition, if we try to fly with only the wing of science we end up in the abyss of materialism
This is as close to the original quotation I can go, translating these words from Swedish with my imperfect English.

Greetings from Laila