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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.

Zoroaster

Beware of lust; it corrupteth both the body and the mind.
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Body Corruption Lust Mind
Seek your happiness in the happiness of all.
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Advice Happiness Kindness Life Seek
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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Goodness Heart Men Power Seek Soul Strength Teaching Thinking Unity
Devotion, like fire, goeth upward.
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Devotion Fire Inspirational Passionate
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.
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Care Greatness Prayer Religious Repeat
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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Alone Goodness Guide Heaven Safety Service Spiritual
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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Anxiety Body Enjoyment Soul Spirit Suffering Worry
Let us be such as help the life of the future.
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Future Help Kindness Life
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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Generosity Happiness Kindness Spiritual
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
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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Goodness Hold Kindness Law True
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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Generosity Happiness Kindness Spiritual
Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.
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Business Hungry People Price Wait
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
Things divine are not attainable by mortals who understand sensual things.
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Divine Mortal Religion Sensual Understand
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
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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Help Power Truth Value Word
Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.
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Honor Prison Respect Satisfaction Seek
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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Best Deep Desire Goodness Truth Wisdom
Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.
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Action Goodness Thinking Word Yourself
A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.
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Best Mindset Possession Reflection
Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.
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Dangerous Equality Liberty Service
Seek your happiness in the happiness of all.
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Advice Happiness Kindness Life Seek
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
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
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

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