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Imperial Proverbs and Thoughts for the Day
ON DEATH
The question is not when, but how, will I die?
It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself.
The blood of martyrs is the seed of the Imperium.
Curse now the death in vain.
Life is a prison, death a release.
By the manner of our death are we judged.
The wise man learns from the deaths of others.
Death be thy compass.
Not even the dead know the end of war.
The dead watch over us and guide us.
Death is the servant of the righteous.
Glory in death is life Eternal.
Official! The graves of warriors who have given their lives for the Emperor now outnumber the stars themselves.
Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life.
Warriors of the Emperor seek no reward but death.
Fear not death, for the soul of the dutiful man never dies.
By the manner of their death we shall know them.
Life is the Emperor’s currency, spend it well.
No man died in His service that died in vain.
Dying for something is greater than living for nothing.
The dead cannot cry out for revenge; it is the duty of the living to do so for them.
What a pity it is that we can die but once to serve our Emperor!
ON DUTY
Obey your orders.
True happiness stems only from duty.
Better to self-destruct than acquiesce.
Your freedom must be bought with the currency of blood, toil and tears, a price all men pay.
Excuses are the refuge of the weak.
Perseverance and silence are the highest virtues.
Only the awkward question; only the foolish ask twice.
Follow the Emperor, and the glory of victory shall be yours.
In our resolve we only reflect His purpose of will.
Obedience is the maker of armies.
Work is Prayer.
For those who seek perfection there can be no rest on this side of the grave.
The burden of failure is the most terrible punishment of all.
To err is to invite retribution.
Life is not measured in years, but in the deeds of men.
To question is to doubt.
Seek reward in service alone.
Hard work conquers everything.
Thou shalt not.
One man can start a landslide with the casting of a single pebble.
He who keeps silent consents.
Will is not enough. Act!
Heresy grows from idleness.
Submit to His will.
Obedience is blind.
Work earns Salvation.
His will be done.
There will be no victory without your sacrifice.
If a job’s worth doing it’s worth dying for.
Labour long in His sight.
Serve the Emperor today, tomorrow you may be dead.
To fail in the service of the Emperor is the greatest of sins.
Obedience is not enough.
Your purpose is greatness.
To serve Him is to worship Him.
Take care, lest your protests grow tiresome.
The loyal slave learns to love the lash.
Only in death does duty end.
ON FAITH
Only the Emperor is all.
The cosmos cries out for salvation.
Cease and Repent.
The man who has nothing can still have faith.
A small mind is easily filled with faith.
Power does not reside with the Oracle, but with the Priests.
Zeal is its own excuse.
Adamantium walls and plasteel bulkheads may seem formidable, but an unshakable faith in the Immortal Emperor of Man can overcome any barriers.
There is only the Emperor, and he is our shield and protector.
All souls cry out for salvation.
Faith is stronger than adamantium.
In Nostra Manus – Progenies Futuris.
Praise be, Emperor, Lord.
Be vigilant and strong. The Emperor knows what evil lurks in the vacillation of a weak fool.
Only the lost understand true terror
To strengthen the Sword you must first strengthen the Shield.
Blessed is a closed mind filled with faith.
Faith without deeds is worthless.
Without Him there is nothing.
Let faith protect your mind and metal your flesh.
The same hammer that shatters the glass, forges the steel.
Over the faithful, fear has no dominion.
Damnation is eternal.
Guns and warriors are useful, but it is our indomitable will that promises the ultimate victory.
The foolish man puts his trust in luck, the wise man puts his trust in the Emperor.
Doubt forms the path to damnation.
Prayer cleanses the soul, but pain cleanses the body.
He bears the weight of Mankind’s ills.
Faith is your shield.
The path of righteousness leads to the palace of wisdom.
His word is our strength.
If you believe you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary before any victory!
Blessed is the mind too small for doubt.
ON FEAR
Courage is the mastery of fear, not the absence of it.
Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair an illusion of the mind.
Cowards die many times, the brave die but once.
It is better for a man to be afraid than happy.
The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself.
Despair is a sign of weakness.
A wise man does not fear, a man afraid does not think.
What is left when courage is lost?
Fear denies faith.
Fear runs as deep as the mind allows.
The brave man always chooses danger.
Pain is an illusion caused by fear.
There is nothing to fear but failure.
Cowards die in shame.
ON JUSTICE
The Emperor knows, the Emperor is watching.
Innocence proves nothing.
An Eye for an Eye.
Be just and fear naught.
Ruthlessness is the kindness of the wise.
That was then, this is now.
Beginning reform is beginning revolution.
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
To be just, our law must be cruel.
Praise the Emperor! The Emperor's word is the Law, and the Arbites are the voice by which that word is spoken!
To stand upon the bedrock of the Law is our great duty. To presume to stand above it is our worst heresy.
No servant of the Emperor dies unavenged. No enemy of the Emperor escapes unpunished!
ON KNOWLEDGE
Ignorance is a virtue.
Foolish are those who fear nothing, yet claim to know everything.
Truth is subjective.
Be strong in your ignorance.
Educate men without faith and you but make them clever devils.
The difference between heresy and treachery is ignorance.
Brave are they who know everything yet fear nothing.
Facts are chains that bind perception and fetter truth. For a man can remake the world if he has a dream and no facts to cloud his mind.
The known is but the shadow of the knowable.
Ignorance is your best defense.
The common man if like a worm in the gut of a corpse, trapped inside of a prison of cold flesh, helpless and uncaring, unaware even of the inevitability of its own doom.
All our ignorances bring us closer to annihilation.
The truly wise are always afraid.
Truth begets hatred.
Wisdom is the beginning of fear.
Knowledge is power, guard it well.
ON PURITY
Burn the Unclean with the fires of Purity.