Zoroaster Quotes

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

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.

In forming a store of good works thou shouldst be diligent, so that it may come to thy assistance among the spirits.

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.

Indulge in no wrathfulness, for a man when he indulges in wrath becomes then forgetful of his duty and good works . . . and sin and crime of every kind occur unto his mind, and until the subsiding of the wrath he is said to be just like Ahareman.

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.

With a drunken man do not walk on the road.

With an ill-famed man form no connection.

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.

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

From an ill-natured man take no loan.

For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.

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

Thou shouldst not become presumptuous through great connections and race; for in the end thy trust is on thine own deeds.(p. 60)

Bear no improper envy, so that thy life may not become tasteless.