"Through the best righteousness, we shall see Thee, O Mazda, and through the best thought, we shall approach Thee."

"Do not to others what ye do not wish Done to yourself; and wish for others too. What ye desire and long for, for yourself. This is the whole of righteousness, heed it well."

"War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfortunate."

"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."

"The poet of Thy praise, I call myself, O Mazda!"