Zoroaster Quotes

Zoroaster's words feel solemn and guiding, inviting readers to ponder truth, faith and ethics.

36 quotes

  1. 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.'

  2. 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.'

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.

  6. 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.

  7. 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!

  8. 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!

  9. A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

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

  13. In doubt if an action is just, abstain.

  14. 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.

  15. Devotion, like fire, goeth upward.

  16. Things divine are not attainable by mortals who understand sensual things.

  17. When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.

  18. Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.

  19. That which is good for all and any one, For whomsoever- that is good for me. . . What I hold good for self, I should for all. Only Law Universal is true law.

  20. When you are in doubt abstain.

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

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

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

  26. You shall love peace as a means to new wars - and the short peace more than the long.

  27. Excessive liberty and excessive servitude are equally dangerous, and produce nearly the same effect.

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

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. All flows out from the Deity, and all must be absorbed in Him again.

  32. By my love and my hope I beseech you - do not forsake hero in your soul!

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. Seek your happiness in the happiness of all.

  36. Beware of lust; it corrupteth both the body and the mind.