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A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.

Zoroaster

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
By my love and my hope I beseech you – do not forsake hero in your soul!
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Diversity Hero Hope Love Soul Yourself
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
Beware of lust; it corrupteth both the body and the mind.
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Body Corruption Lust Mind
In 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.
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Beginning Evil Goodness Spirit
When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.
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Action Avoid Bad Doubt Goodness
One good deed is worth a thousand prayers.
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Action Better Oneeslf Prayer Religion Science
A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.
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Best Mindset Possession Reflection
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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Heart Heaven Himself Meditation Mindset Need Oneself Purity Travel
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
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
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
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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Generosity Happiness Kindness Spiritual
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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Generosity Happiness Kindness Spiritual
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
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Goodness Happiness Health Joy Yourself
Seek your happiness in the happiness of all.
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Advice Happiness Kindness Life Seek

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