Humanity is not measured on form alone, but by deeds, my lord,’ said Ventris. ‘A mortal man may be inhuman towards other men, yet I have seen xenos behave with honour and fairness when we offer them nothing but hate.

Be careful of your choices as much as your dreams. You never know where they will take you.

No prize is worth it without a challenge, don't you think? Failure is the fault of the chooser, not the choice-giver.

Up there, wherever he is, I'll bet Horus has not aged a day. Such insects we must seem to him, our lives as fleeting as summer days. It can'be healthy. Men were not meant to last forever - not even men like him. ...This is what occurs when the mighty are immortal, Spall. Inevitable, I suppose. Ambition is poison to loyalty, in the end.

Never forget what we were made for, and that valour can be contained in the most fragile of vessels. Service can be rendered by all.

There were no pure pleasures in this world that duty could not spoil.

A good wall well defended is worth a thousand prayers.

Ambition is a wild horse, but harnessed properly it can pull a heavy load".- Roboute Guilliman

One human effort is nothing, but together, we are the greatest empire there has ever been. Be reassured, that your insignificant toil here aggregates with that of billions of others into something fine and mighty. In that way we serve, though we are but humble.

A goos wall well defended is worth a thousand prayers.