Zoroaster

Whoso causes affliction to the righteous, him shall the evil spirit hold captive.

The lie-follower is an evil doer, but the truth-follower is a good doer.

And the evil ones shall be led to their ruin, but the good ones shall come to their reward.

He who is righteous, him I shall praise, but him who is wicked, him I shall denounce.

The joy of the wicked shall be turned into sorrow.

Whosoever, O Mazda, does not serve thee with the word, him I shall deliver into the hand of the wicked; for him shall be woe, and long punishment.

A knife of the keenest steel requires the whetstone, and the wisest man needs advice.

Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.

Always meet petulance with gentleness and perverseness with kindness. A gentle hand can lead even an elephant by a hair. Reply to thine enemy with gentleness.

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

Suffer no anxiety, for he who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens to his body and soul.

The one who does not kill the serpent is himself a serpent.

The liar shall perish, but the truthful shall dwell in the House of Song.

Evil to the evil, good reward to the good.

The deceitful shall be destroyed, but the righteous shall attain the best existence.

The wicked shall perish, but the righteous shall rejoice.

False gods bring destruction, but the Wise Lord brings salvation.

The evil shall be cast into darkness, but the righteous shall walk in light.

The liar is the greatest enemy of mankind.

The wicked shall be punished, but the righteous shall be rewarded.