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Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.

Zoroaster

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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Enemy Friendship Oneself Order War Willing
Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light.
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Ability Divine Light Men Talent
A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.
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Best Mindset Possession Reflection
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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Bed Better Fools Reveal Spirit Vision Word
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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Enemy Friendship Oneself Order War Willing
You shall love peace as a means to new wars – and the short peace more than the long.
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Love Mean Peace War
Let us be such as help the life of the future.
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Future Help Kindness Life
Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to thee.
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Desire God Greed Taste Treasure World
All flows out from the Deity, and all must be absorbed in Him again.
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Flow God Himself Return
For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.
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Home Men Thinking Wisdom
Things divine are not attainable by mortals who understand sensual things.
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Divine Mortal Religion Sensual Understand
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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Enemy Gentle Hairs Hands Kindness Perseverance
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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Generosity Happiness Kindness Spiritual
When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.
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Action Avoid Bad Doubt Goodness
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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Growth Joy Life Lose Old Weight
War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfotunate.
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Bravery Charity Fortunate Greatness Save Sympathy War

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