Zoroaster Quotes

Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth.

A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.

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!

With an ill-famed man form no connection.

May we be those who shall heal this world

The resolute one who moved by the principles of Thy Faith
Extends the prosperity of order to his neighbors
And works the land the evil now hold desolate,
Earns through Righteousness, the Blessed Recompense
Thy Good Mind has promised in Thy Kingdom of Heaven.

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.

Thou shouldst not become presumptuous through life; for death comes upon thee at last, and the perishable part falls to the ground.

By Thy perfect Intelligence, O Mazda
Thou didst first create us having bodies and spiritual consciences,
And by Thy Thought gave our selves the power of thought, word, and deed.
Thus leaving us free to choose our faith at our own will.

Commit no lustfulness, so that harm and regret may not reach thee from thine own actions.

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.

With a drunken man do not walk on the road.

With an ignorant man thou shouldst not become a confederate and associate.

Hearken with your ears to these best counsels,
Reflect upon them with illumined judgment.
Let each one choose his creed with that freedom of choice each must have at great events.

Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.