Zoroaster — "The Lie-demon shall be smitten, and the Good Mind shall triumph."

"I counsel you to always choose the better way. Unless the better way involves a really steep hill. Then, maybe consider a detour."

"He who comes to know me through my thought, and through my word and deed, he shall become a sharer in the good reward."

"Whoso delights the righteous, him Ahura Mazda will bless."

"He who takes care of the poor, he who helps the needy, he who loves the just, he who gives to the pious, shall attain the best existence."

"I will now tell you who are assembled here the wise sayings of Mazda, the praises of Ahura and the hymns of the Good Spirit, the sublime truth which I see rising out of these flames. You shall therefo…"