Darius I of Persia: Quotes about God

Darius I of Persia was 3rd king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire (550–486 BC). Explore interesting quotes on god.

Darius I of Persia: 12 quotes 0 likes

“May Ahuramazda bear me aid, with the gods of the royal house; and may Ahuramazda protect this country from a (hostile) army, from famine, from the Lie!”

Darius I of Persia

DB inscription http://www.avesta.org/op/op.htm#db1, 3. (12-24.)

God , Hostility , Lie , Housing

“A great god is Ahuramazda, who created this excellent thing which is seen, who created happiness for man, who set wisdom and capability down upon King Darius. … By the grace of Ahuramazda I am of such a sort, I am a friend of the right, of wrong I am not a friend. It is not my wish that the weak should have harm done him by the strong, nor is it my wish that the strong should have harm done him by the weak. … To the man who is a follower of the lie I am no friend. I am not hot-tempered. What things develop in my anger, I hold firmly under control by my thinking power. … What a man does or performs, according to his ability, by that I become satisfied with him.”

Darius I of Persia

DNb inscription http://www.livius.org/aa-ac/achaemenians/DNb.html

Wisdom , God , Lie , Thinking

“For this reason Ahuramazda bore aid, and the other gods who are, because I was not hostile, I was not a Lie-follower, I was not a doer of wrong -- neither I nor my family. According to righteousness I conducted myself. Neither to the weak nor to the powerful did I do wrong.”

Darius I of Persia

DB inscription http://www.avesta.org/op/op.htm#db1, COLUMN 4, 63. (4.61-7.)

God , Hostility , Lie , Family