By my love and my hope I beseech you - do not forsake hero in your soul!
ZoroasterRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights the duality of human nature and the choices we make between good and bad.
Zoroaster's quote emphasizes the eternal struggle between the forces of good and evil, represented as Twin Spirits. It suggests that the wise discern between these two and choose correctly, while the foolish fail to do so, underscoring the importance of wisdom in decision-making and the impact of our choices on our lives.
Themes
GoodEvilWisdomChoicesDuality
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about morality, one could use this quote to illustrate the importance of making wise decisions.
More from Zoroaster
All quotes →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
ZoroasterRead
Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth. (Gathas 27.14)
ZoroasterRead
Doing good to others is not a duty. It is a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness.
ZoroasterRead
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.
ZoroasterRead
Similar quotes
I mentioned the non-competitive spirit explicitly, because these days, excellence is a fashionable concept. But excellence is a competitive notion, and that is not what we are heading for: we are heading for perfection.
Edsger DijkstraRead
The million little things that drop into your hands, The small opportunities each day brings, He leaves us free to use or abuse, And goes unchanging along His silent way
Helen KellerRead
Kind words produce their own image in men's souls; and a beautiful image it is. They soothe and quiet and comfort the hearer. They shame him out of his sour, morose, unkind feelings. We have not yet begun to use kind words in such abundance as they ought to be used.
Blaise PascalRead
Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
Franz KafkaRead
Maybe that's why God made us kids first and built us close to the ground, because He knows you got to fall down a lot and bleed a lot before you learn that one simple lesson. You pay for what you get, you own what you pay for... and sooner or later whatever you own comes back home to you.
Stephen KingRead
The others in the dorm thought I wanted to be a writer, because I was always alone with a book, but I had no such ambition. There was nothing I wanted to be.
Haruki MurakamiRead