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

Thus to the Lord doth Asha, the Truth, reply:
"No guide is known who can shelter the world from woe,
None who knows what moves and works Thy lofty plans."

Practice no sloth, so that the duty and good work, which it is necessary for thee to do, may not remain undone. (p. 59)

Unto Thee, O Lord, the Soul of Creation cried:
"For whom didst Thou create me, and who so fashioned me?
Feuds and fury, violence and the insolence of might have oppressed me;
None have I to protect me save Thee;
Command for me then the blessings of a settled, peaceful life."