“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.”

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.

Explore the River of the Soul; whence or in what order you have come.

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

Ability in a man is knowledge which emanates from divine light.

Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.

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.

A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.

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.

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.

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.

In doubt if an action is just, abstain.

Let us be such as help the life of the future.

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.

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.

With an open mind, seek and listen to all the highest ideals. Consider the most enlightened thoughts. Then choose your path, person by person, each for oneself.

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

The most revolutionary statement in history is love thine enemy.

The brave man is not only he who overcomes the enemy, but he who is stronger than pleasures.

I love God, I love everybody else around me as myself, and I love my enemy.

Watch for phonies, keep your enemies close, watch your homies.

We ought so to behave to one another as to avoid making enemies of our friends, and at the same time to make friends of our enemies.

My enemy is not the man who wrongs me, but the man who means to wrong me.

I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don’t believe I deserved my friends.

There’s always going to be someone who doesn’t like you.