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.
ZOROASTERIf 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.
ZOROASTERSeek your happiness in the happiness of all.
ZOROASTEROne 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.
ZOROASTERIn doubt if an action is just, abstain.
ZOROASTERDevotion, like fire, goeth upward.
ZOROASTEROne good deed is worth a thousand prayers.
ZOROASTERBeware of lust; it corrupteth both the body and the mind.
ZOROASTERForm 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.
ZOROASTERIn the beginning there were two primal spirits,Twins spontaneously active,These are the Good and the Evil, in thought, and in word, and in deed.
ZOROASTERSuffer no anxiety, for he who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens to his body and soul.
ZOROASTERSatisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.
ZOROASTERFor a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.
ZOROASTERBy my love and my hope I beseech you – do not forsake hero in your soul!
ZOROASTERAlways 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.
ZOROASTERTruth 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)
ZOROASTERDo not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.
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