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Thought for the day (I - P)
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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:
Contents |
I
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| I | If a job's worth doing it's worth dying for! | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 28; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 64; |
| If a man dies that another should live, that man's spirit shall eat at the Emperor's table | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 49 | |
| If you cannot speak well of your Master, be silent! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 60 | |
| Ignorance is a virtue | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex), page 81 | |
| Ignorance is bliss | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 29 | |
| In an hour of Darkness a blind man is the best guide. In an age of Insanity look to the madman to show the way. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 38 | |
| In the blazing furnace of battle we shall forge anew the iron will of yet a stronger race. | Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, page 108 | |
| In the darkness a blind man is the best guide. In an age of Madness look to the madman to show the way. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 244 | |
| Information Is Power | Codex: Dark Eldar (3rd Edition), page 38 | |
| Innocence proves nothing | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 15; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 12; | |
| Inspiration grows from the barrel of a gun. | Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, page 25 | |
| Intellect is a mask for traitors | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 178 | |
| Intolerance is a blessing | Conquest of Armageddon (Novel), chapter 21; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 175 | |
| It is better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 64; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 191; | |
| It is not in my mind to ask questions that cannot be answered. That is the soul standing upon the crossroad of vacillation. You search for wisdom, but achieve only a stasis of will. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 35 | |
| It is the bitter tears that the Gods weep that bind us to their hearts | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 55 | |
| It is not the Horror of War that troubles me but the Unseen Horrors of Peace. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 44; |
K
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| K | Kill the mutant | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 33 |
| Know No Fear. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 82 | |
| Know the mutant; kill the mutant. | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex), page 31; Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 54; | |
| Know thine enemy | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 20 | |
| Know your destination before you set out | Codex: Assassins (2nd Edition), page 5 | |
| Know your duty! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 45 | |
| Knowledge is power, hide it well. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 79 | |
| Knowledge is to be feared! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 240 |
L
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| L | Leniency is a sign of weakness! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 251 |
| Life is a prison, death a release | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 41; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 123 | |
| Life is a prison, death shall be my release | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 119 | |
| Life is the Emperor's currency, spend it well | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 48 | |
| Listen not to the alien, look not upon the alien, speak not unto the alien! | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 105 | |
| Look to your wargear! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 75 | |
| Look upon the Emperor's Works and tremble! | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 260 |
M
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| M | Mankind stands on the shoulders of the Martyred | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 171 |
| May the Emperor's Wrath forever cleanse our souls | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 1 | |
| Mercy is a sign of weakness. | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 204; Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 69 | |
| My armour is contempt. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 117; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 32; |
N
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| N | Negotiation is surrender | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 68 |
| Never forget, never forgive. | Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition), page 5; | |
| No army is big enough to conquer the galaxy. But faith alone can overturn the universe. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 107;
Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, page 108 | |
| No man died in His service that died in vain. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 22 | |
| No man died in the Emperor's service that died in vain | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 197 | |
| No man that died in the Emperor's service died in vain. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 120 | |
| No Mercy. No Remorse. Just Kill. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 86 | |
| No pity! No remorse! No fear! | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 37 | |
| Nobody is innocent, there are merely varying levels of guilt. | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 28; Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 244 | |
| Not Even The Dead Know The End Of War | Codex Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition), page 4 | |
| Nothing Can Hide From The Wrath Of The Emperor. | Codex Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition), page 18 |
O
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| O | Official! The graves of wariors who have given their lives for the Emperor now outnumber the stars themselves. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 65 |
| Only in death does duty end. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 74; Codex Necrons (3rd Edition) page 49; | |
| Only the awkward question; only the foolish ask twice. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 32 | |
| Only the insane have strength enough to prosper. | Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 78 | |
| Only the insane have strength enough to prosper; only those that prosper |
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 69 | |
| Only the insane have strength enough to prosper. Only those who prosper may truly judge what is sane. | Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition Rulebook, page 93; Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition), page 65 | |
| Only the insane prosper | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 53 | |
| Only The Lost Understand True Terror | Codex Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition), page 22 | |
| Only those that follow the guiding light of the Emperor may save their souls. | Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook, page 108 |
P
| Letter | Thought for the day | Source |
| P | Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair an illusion of the mind | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 17 |
| Pain is an illusion of the senses, despair is an illusion of the mind. | Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 81; | |
| Peace is Hell. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 79 | |
| Perseverance and silence are the highest virtues | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 208 | |
| Power resides in the will of the Righteous | Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, page 73 | |
| Praise the sun that brings the dawn Of our final doom. |
Warhammer 40,000: Compendium, page 80 | |
| Prayer cleanses the soul, but pain cleanses the body | Codex: Black Templars (4th Edition), page 4; Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook, page 10; | |
| Pure in body, pure in heart | Codex: Tau (3rd Edition), page 51 | |
| Purge the unclean. | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 80; Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition), page 1; | |
| Purge those who are unclean | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, page 62 |
