Fire in the Hearth: 100 Proverbs of Zoroastrian Courage, Resolve, and Self-Control
Across the high plateaus and fire temples of ancient Persia, courage was never understood as mere boldness. Rather, it was a sacred duty intertwined with moral clarity and self-restraint. Persian proverbs often reflect this principle, for the Zoroastrian worldview saw the universe as a constant contest between truth (asha) and falsehood (druj), and every individual was believed to help tip
