He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers.
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.
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A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.
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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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I who have set my heart on watching over the soul, in union with Good Thought, and as knowing the rewards of Mazda Ahura for our works, will, while I have power and strength, teach men to seek after Right. I have become an alien in a foreign land.
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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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Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light.
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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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Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.
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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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Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise.
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That which is good for all and any one, For whomsoever- that is good for me. . . What I hold good for self, I should for all. Only Law Universal is true law.
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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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Suffer 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.
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War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfotunate.
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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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In doubt if an action is just, abstain.
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