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[url=http://richard-wright.com/]Richard Wright[/url]

'I have brought evil to many places, but usually there has already been evil to match mine. I seek no excuses, for I know what I am and I know what I have done. I have slain malignant sorcerers and destroyed oppressors, but I have also been responsible for slaying fine men.' ~ Elric of Melniboné; Michael Moorcock.

'We are Vowzra's Victors! The Hallowed Hundred! Carnage to the Cimex, Death to the Dyuns! Pitiless Misery and Strife Upon all Sea-Life. Burn the Xenos. Kill the Fiend. Purge The Fallen. May the Coward's Eye Never Know Sleep!'

'Q. What has the Celestial Above ever done for me?
A. What have you ever done for the Celestial Above?'

'How can one be happy if they cannot serve the Celestial Above with their whole heart?'

'To be Unclean
- That is the mark of The Fallen
To be Impure
- That is the mark of The Fallen
To be Abhorred
- That is the mark of The Fallen
To be Reviled
- That is the mark of The Fallen
To be Hunted
-That is the mark of The Fallen
To be Purged
- That is the Fate of The Fallen
To be Cleansed
- For that is the Fate of all Fallen'

'If you don't expect gratitude you'll seldom be disappointed.'

On why the Dyun hate Mankind, 'Life’s so much easier when you’ve got someone to blame.'

'You can never have too many enemies. The more you've got, the more likely they are to get in each other's way.'

'Only in your deepest self is the truth of what you can be. And, without a doubt, that truth is terrible to bear.'

'Knowledge is power, guard it well.'

'It is better to die for Mankind than to live for yourself.'

'While the enemies of Man still draw breath, there can be no peace.'

On camouflage, 'Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear…'

'Come Xenos, show me what passes for fury amongst your misbegotten kind!'

'You will fight in the fields, and in the seas! You will fight for the enemy's death, not your own lives! You will fight and you will drive this Xeno filth from Galbar. You will do these things, or you will face my wrath.'

'There is no enemy. The foe on the battlefield is merely the manifestation of that which we must overcome. He is doubt, and fear, and despair. Every battle is fought within. Conquer the battlefield that lies inside you, and the enemy disappears like the illusion he is.'

'Raise the flag high. Let those degenerates know who comes to claim their lives this day!'

'We have been wounded sorely. Yet still we stand, with fire in our eyes and valour in our hearts. Let them think us beaten. We shall teach them otherwise.'

'Everything has a purpose. The Celestial Above and Fate ordain it so. You may corrupt the souls of men. But I am steel! I am doom! I march for Man, and I know no fear!'

'Come all you Xeno scum and Fallen traitors! Come face the one true might of the universe and wither under the gaze of the Celestial Above!'

'Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.'

'Let my skin and sinews and bones dry up, together with all the flesh and blood of my body! I welcome it! But I will not move from this spot until I have attained the supreme and final wisdom.'

'I spit on my life. Death in battle would be better for me than that I, defeated, survive.'

'Conquer anger with love, evil with good, meanness with generosity, and lies with truth.'

'Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.'

'The mark of a moderate man is freedom from his own ideas. Tolerant like the sky, all-pervading like sunlight, firm like a mountain, supple like a tree in the wind, he has no destination in view and makes use of anything life happens to bring his way.'

'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.'

'Whoever is not merciful to others will not be treated mercifully.'
'Let there be no mercy for the merciless.'
'They who show no mercy will be shown no mercy.'

'Tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.'

'Measure thrice, cut once.'

'Only iron can strike iron. Fire must be fought with fire.'

'Time is a sword. If you do not cut it, it shall cut you.'

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The death of blossoms; is not something to grieve on; but the way of things. -Asakura Soteki (1474 - 1555)

Even if one has learned all the sayings of the sages and saints, he should not insist on them obstinately. -Asakura Soteki (1474 - 1555)

A general of great merit should be said to be a man who has met with at least one great defeat. -Asakura Soteki (1474 - 1555)

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. -Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. -Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

The tongue like a sharp knife...kills without drawing blood. -Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. -Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger. -Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it. -dogen zenji

When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves. -dogen zenji

The colour of the mountains is Buddha's body; the sound of running water is his great speech. -dogen zenji

Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment. -dogen zenji

One should always be genteel in his speaking. A man shows his inmost self by a single word. -hojo nagauji

If one will fix his heart in such a way and assist the world and its people, he will have the devotion of the men who see and hear him. -hojo shigetoki

It is truly regrettable that a person will treat a man who is valuable to him well, and a man who is worthless to him poorly. -hojo shigetoki

One should have insight into this world of dreams that passes in the twinkling of an eye. -hojo shigetoki

A man must not live under the same sky as one who has injured his lord or father. -ieyasu constitution

A samurai may kill a member of the lower class who has behaved offensively to him. Authorities do not require notification, the samurai being given permission to cut down (the offender) and leave without further ado. -ieyasu constitution 2

It is said that the inferior seek to emulate the superior. Thus, if a general slackens only a little, those beneath him will be greatly negligent. -kato kiyomasa

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. -Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694)

Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. -Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694)

Cutting down the enemy is the way of strategy, and there is no need for many refinements of it. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

When you have attained the way of strategy there will be nothing that you cannot understand. You will see the way in everything. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

The way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

You should not have a favourite weapon. To become over-familiar with one weapon is as much a fault as not knowing it sufficiently well. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

You can frighten the enemy not just by what you present to their eyes, but by shouting, making a small force seem large, or by threatening them from the flank without warning. -Extract from The Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi (1584 - 1645)

The way of the samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. -Nabeshima Naoshige (1537 - 1619)

Deliberate tactical errors and minor losses are the means by which to bait the enemy. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Bin (308 BC - 316 BC)

On both difficult and easy terrain, you must know the 'tenable' and 'fatal' ground. Occupy tenable ground and attack on fatal ground. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Bin (308 BC - 316 BC)

Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

If you know your enemy and know yourself, you will not be imperilled by a hundred battles. If you do not know the others but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one. If you do not know the enemy and do not know yourselves you will be in danger in every battle. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

All warfare is based on deception. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus double agents are recruited and used. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be feared. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

To a surrounded enemy, you must leave a way of escape. -Extract from The Art of War, Sun Tzu (544 BC - 496 BC)

One must not be negligent in learning. In the Lun Yu it says: "[b][i]To study and not to think is darkness. To think without study is dangerous[/i][/b]." -Takeda Nobushige (1525 - 1561)

A man with deep far-sightedness will survey both the beginning and the end of a situation and continually consider its every facet as important. -Takeda Shingen (1521 - 1573)

There are seven emotions: joy, anger, anxiety, adoration, grief, fear, and hate, and if a man does not give way to these he can be called patient. -Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543 - 1616)

To ask when you already know is politeness. To ask when you don't know is the rule. -Maxim from Hagakure (In the Shadow of the Leaves), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659 - 1719)

One should make his decisions within the space of seven breaths. -Maxim from Hagakure (In the Shadow of the Leaves), Yamamoto Tsunetomo (1659 - 1719)

Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.

The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self

Virtue never dies

Clemency graces power

The tongue pierces deeper than the spear