Zoroaster (/ˌzɒroʊˈæstər ˈzɒroʊˌæstər/; from Greek Ζωροάστρης Zōroastrēs), also known as Zarathustra (/ˌzɑːrəˈθuːstrə/; Avestan:
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.
Devotion, like fire, goeth upward.
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.
When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.
Things divine are not attainable by mortals who understand sensual things.
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.
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.
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
Do not lose joy in life as you grow old in years. Let not your 'joie de vivre be crushed under the weight of years.
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
A righteous government is of all the most to be wished for,Bearing of blessing and good fortune in the highest. Guided by the law of Truth, supported by dedication and zeal,It blossoms into the Best of Order, a Kingdom of Heaven!To effect this I shall work now and ever more.
Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.
He who abhors and shuns the light of the Sun,He who refuses to behold with respect the living creation of God,He who leads the good to wickedness,He who makes the meadows waterless and the pastures desolate,He who lets fly his weapon against the innocent,An enemy of my faith, a destroyer of Thy principles is he, O Lord!
Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.
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.
Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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!
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.
Explore the River of the Soul; whence or in what order you have come.
War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfotunate.