If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.
ZOROASTERAll flows out from the Deity, and all must be absorbed in Him again.
More Zoroaster Quotes
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Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves in vision as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action. Between these two the wise ones chose aright; the foolish not so.
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Always meet petulance with gentleness and perverseness with kindness. A gentle hand can lead even en elephant by a hair. Reply to thine enemy with gentleness.
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By my love and my hope I beseech you – do not forsake hero in your soul!
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For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.
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He who upholds Truth with all the might of his power, He who upholds Truth the utmost in his word and deed,He, indeed, is Thy most valued helper, O Mazda Ahura!
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Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in years. Let not your ‘joie de vivre be crushed under the weight of years.
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Beware of lust; it corrupteth both the body and the mind.
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Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.
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Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth. (Gathas 27.14)
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If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.
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A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.
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In doubt if an action is just, abstain.
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One need not scale the heights of the heavens, nor travel along the highways of the world to find Ahura Mazda. With purity of mind and holiness of heart one can find Him in one’s own heart.
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Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light.
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With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself.
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