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This article collects all Thoughts for the day and similar phrases of Imperial wisdom (e.g. also called Today's thought, Thought for the Reverent, Thought for the Pious, but not quotes of known authors or from known documents). They are often used in the Imperium on various papers and reports. They are organized in an alphabetical order:
A
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
A | A broad mind lacks focus. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 120 |
A coward always seeks compromise | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 221 | |
A coward’s only reward is to live in fear another day. | Regimental Standard Official Blog (last accessed 16 April 2016) | |
A fine mind is a blessing of the Emperor - It should not be cluttered with trivialities. | Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition), page 32 | |
A hundred thousand worlds, ten hundred thousand wars. There is no respite, there is nowhere to hide. Across the galaxy there is only war. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 39 | |
A logical argument must be dismissed with absolute conviction! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 232 | |
A mind without purpose will wander in dark places | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 61 | |
A moment of laxity spawns a lifetime of heresy. | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 5 | |
A questioning mind betrays a treacherous soul. | Regimental Standard Official Blog (last accessed 16 April 2016) | |
A questioning servant is more dangerous than an ignorant heretic | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 76 | |
A single thought of heresy can blight a lifetime of faithful duty. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 125 | |
A small mind is a tidy mind. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 32; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 4; | |
A small mind is easily filled with faith. | Codex: Imperial Guard (4th Edition), page 60; | |
A suspicious mind is a healthy mind | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 47 | |
A warrior's faith in his commander is his best armour and his strongest weapon. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 50 | |
A weapon cannot substitute for zeal | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 217 | |
A wise man learns from the death of others | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 116 | |
Abhor the Night, it is the Light that Endures! | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 120 | |
Accept your lot! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 193 | |
Across the void of space men live as they have lived for millennia upon the sand, rock and soil of worlds bathed in the light of alien suns. So is Humanity's seed cast far and wide beyond the knowledge of Man, to thrive bitterly in the darkness, to take root and cling with robust and savage determination. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 93 | |
Adamantium walls and plasteel bulkheads may seem formidable, but an unshakeable faith in the Immortal Emperor of Man can overcome any barriers. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 133 | |
Against the Alien and the Traitor there is no fair way to fight. | Codex: Deathwatch - Watch-Fortress Edition, inscriptions on the books | |
All Daemons are Falsehood. They are lies given the shape of creatures by the fell power of Chaos. | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), page 39 | |
All hail the martyrs! On their blood is our Imperium founded, in their remembrance do we honour ourselves. | Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, page 109 | |
All mortal life is folly that does not feed the spirit | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 185 | |
All our ignorances bring us closer to annihilation. | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 44 | |
All souls cry out for salvation. | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 20; Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 58 | |
An alien mind cannot accept the Emperor's blessing. | Codex: Deathwatch - Watch-Fortress Edition, inscriptions on the books | |
An Empty Mind Is A Loyal Mind | Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition), page 8 | |
An open mind is like a fortress with its gate unbarred and unguarded. | Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook, page 47 | |
An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 90 | |
An unprotected soul can no more cross the storms of the warp than a heretic can bear the gaze of the Inquisition | Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition), page 10 | |
Analysis is the bane of conviction | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 179 | |
Appeasement is a curse | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 82 | |
As the mind to the body so the soul to the spirit, as death to the mortal man so failure to the immortal, such is the price of all ambition. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 226 |
B
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
B | Be courageous and bold, be humble before your masters, lead with valour! These things above all others will be of use when your time comes to die. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 84 |
Be grateful of your Master's favour! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 238 | |
Be Pure. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 74 | |
Be strong in your ignorance. | Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition), page 15 | |
Be vigilant and strong. The Emperor knows what evil lurks in the vacillation of a weak fool. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 49 | |
Better crippled in body than corrupt in mind. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 182; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 119 | |
Better to self-destruct than acquiesce | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 124 | |
Between the stars the ancient unseen enemies of mankind wait and hunger. Every voyage into the nothing is a confrontation with horror, with the implacable things of the warp, and with man's own innermost fears. | Codex Imperialis, page 7 | |
Big guns never tire. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 98 | |
Blessed are the Gun Makers. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 34 | |
Blessed is the mind too small for doubt | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 34; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 51; | |
Blind faith is a just cause. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 97 | |
Brave are they who know everything yet fear nothing | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 218 | |
Burn the heretic | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 32 | |
Burn the Heretic! Kill the Mutant! |
Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 68; | |
Burn the Unclean with the fires of Purity. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 66 | |
By the manner of our death are we judged. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, page 234 | |
By the manner of their death we shall know them. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 85 |
C
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
C | Call no man happy until he is dead. | Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition), page 23 |
Carry the Emperor's will as your torch, with it destroy the shadows | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 12; | |
Cast out the mutant, the traitor, the heretic. For every enemy without there are a hundred within. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 93 | |
Cease and repent! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 196 | |
Cease purpose and die. | Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, page 93 | |
Cleanse yourself in the blood of our enemies. | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 66 | |
Compromise is akin to treachery | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 19 | |
Consider the Predator. Let your soul be armoured with Faith, driven on the tracks of Obedience which overcome all obstacles, and armed with the three great guns of Zeal, Duty and Purity. | Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, page 85 | |
Consider the Predator. Let your soul be armoured with Faith, driven on the tracks of Obedience which overcomes all obstacles, and armed with the three great guns of Zeal, Duty and Purity. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 39 | |
Contemplation is the womb of treachery | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 230 | |
Courage is the Emperor’s gift: repay him with victory. | Regimental Standard Official Blog (last accessed 16 April 2016) | |
Curse now the death in vain. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 77 |
D
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
D | Damnation is eternal. | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 20; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 132 |
Dark dreams lie upon the heart | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 83 | |
Death brings its own reward. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 75 | |
Death is honor | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 78 | |
Death is the only answer | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 73 | |
Death is the servant of the righteous. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 34; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 198 | |
Defile not his presence | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 115 | |
Defile the Mutant. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pages 82, 87 | |
Destroy, destroy, destroy! | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 240 | |
Dib dib dib, dob dob dob. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 175 | |
Do not question the Will of the Emperor! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 259 | |
Do Not Wait for Death. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 85 | |
Do not waste your tears. I was not born to watch the world grow dim. Life is not measured in years, but by the deeds of men. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 113 | |
Doubt is a sign of weakness | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 27; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 235 | |
Drink deep of victory and remember the fallen. | Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition), page 7 | |
Duty prevails | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 258 |
E
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
E | Enlightenment is a myth we do not need to understand in order to hate. | Codex: Deathwatch - Watch-Fortress Edition, inscriptions on the books |
Even a man who has nothing can still offer his life. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 215; | |
Even though you once called him friend, the Traitor has forsaken you. Show no mercy even if he begs it, for his soul is tainted and given the chance he will betray your trust. | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 142 | |
Every human life is a spark in the darkness. It flares for a moment, catches the eye, and is gone forever. A retinal after-image that fades and is obscured forever by newer, brighter lights. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 77 | |
Every lone spirit doubts his strength | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 177 | |
Every man is a spark in the darkness. By the time he is noticed he is gone forever. A retinal after-image that fades and is obscured by newer, brighter lights. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 93 | |
Examine your thoughts! | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 223 | |
Excuses are the refuge of the weak | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 20; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 199 | |
Exist for the Emperor. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 87 (corrected spelling from "Emporer" to "Emperor") |
F
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
F | 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. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 70 |
Faith grows from the barrel of a gun. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pg. 72 | |
Faith, Hate and Ignorance | Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition), page 17 | |
Faith. Honour. Vigilance. | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 24 | |
Faith in the Emperor is its own reward | Codex: Assassins (2nd Edition), page 8 | |
Faith is the strongest shield. | The Traitor's Hand (Novel), chapter 7 | |
Faith is your shield. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 39; | |
Faith without deeds is worthless. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 100; Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 20 | |
Fear is the Mind Killer. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 78 | |
Fear not death, for the soul of the faithful man never dies. | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 98 | |
Fear not the creatures of the jungle but those that lurk within your mind. | Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition), page 22 | |
Fear the shadows; despise the night. There are horrors that no man can face and survive. | Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition), page 11 | |
Foolish are those who fear nothing, yet claim to know everything | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 214 | |
For a warrior the only crime is cowardice. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 238 | |
For every battle honour, a thousand heroes die alone, unsung, and unremembered. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 72; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 159; | |
For those who seek perfection - there can be no rest this side of the grave | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | |
For those who seek perfection there can be no rest this side of the grave | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 9; | |
Forgiveness is a sign of weakness. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 74 | |
Forward Brothers, with loyalty to victory and glory! | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 76 |
G
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
G | Glory in death is life Eternal | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, page 136 |
H
Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
H | Happiness is a delusion of the weak | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 216 |
Hard work conquers everything. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 253 | |
Hate enriches | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 7 | |
Hatred is our surest weapon. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, page 154 | |
Hatred is the Emperor's greatest gift to humanity. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 117; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 67; | |
Hatred steels our resolve. |
Codex: Deathwatch - Watch-Fortress Edition, inscriptions on the books | |
He bears the weight of Mankind's ills | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, page 150 | |
He who allows the alien to live shares its crime of existence. | Codex: Deathwatch - Watch-Fortress Edition, inscriptions on the books | |
He who lives for nothing is nothing. He who dies for the Emperor is a hero. | Codex: Armageddon (3rd Edition), page 32; Crusade for Armageddon (Novel), pre-prologue | |
He who picks up the sword against us, shall perish by it. | Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition, pg. 25 | |
Heresy grows from idleness | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 44; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 220 | |
Heresy must be met with hatred. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 135 | |
His will be done. | Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, page 254 | |
His Word is Our Strength. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 86 | |
Honor your Chapter. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 84 | |
Honour, Duty & Obedience. | Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition), page 44 | |
Hope is the beginning of unhappiness. | Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, page 71; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 95; | |
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment. | Codex: Imperial Guard (4th Edition), page 59; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 52; |