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Honor those brave and noble Adeptus Astartes who sacrifice their lives for the Emperor of Mankind. Read quotes from famous Space Marines on this page and ponder the grimdark Imperium of Mankind and the sacrifices it requires.

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Attributed

Imperial Tomes and Chapter Mottos

Without the Dark, there can be no Light,
We have purpose
Without the Lie, there can be no Truth,
We have purpose
Without the War, there can be no Victory,
We have purpose
Without the Death, there can be no sacrifice,
We have purpose
Without the Hope there can be no Future,
We have purpose
Without the Loyalty there can be no one chapter,
We have purpose
Without the Emperor, there is nothing.
And we would have no purpose

Where there is uncertainty, I shall bring light
Where there is doubt, I shall sow faith
Where there is shame, I shall point atonement
Where there is rage, I shall show its course
My word in the soul shall be as my bolter in the field.

What is your life?
My honour is my life.
What is your fate?
My duty is my fate.
What is your fear?
My fear is to fail.
What is your reward?
My salvation is my reward.
What is your craft?
My craft is death.
What is your pledge?
My pledge is eternal service

Tome	Quote	Source
Ritual and Responses, Tome of Truths Foretold, Legiones Astartes, Library Copy	Book of the Astronomican, p. 71
Adeptus Astartes, The Book of Faith	At battle’s end, speak the Liturgy in a clear voice. Respect the bravery of the living. Give the Rite of Passage to the fallen. Honour the battle gear of the dead. To do all this with reverence, even when exhausted by battle and weary from the field, is the duty of a Chaplain. It is his burden and satisfaction.	Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 25
Medic Credo	Do not fail your Brothers. Though their bodies die, their spirit must return to the Chapter. That is your charge.	Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 28
Excerpt from the Liber Honorus Imperial Fists Chapter, Legiones Astartes	During the righteous pacification of the heretical insurgence on Iduno, Lysander (at the time still a sergeant) bravely led his squad in the stubborn defence of the Colonial Bridge. For fourteen hours Lysander and his men held against wave after wave of attacks by the hateful rebels who had forsworn the glorious Emperor of Mankind for the False Glories of the Fallen Gods. Well versed in the Rites of Battle, Lysander guided his men surely and strongly, bringing the vengeance of the Emperor in volleys of controlled, effective bolter fire. When Lysander and the survivors of his squad were relieved, it took several hours to clear the corpses of the shadow-shrouded recreants so the bridge could be crossed.	[Needs Citation]
‘Leaders Of The Adeptus Astartes’, A Most Secret Report, Compiled For His Most Supreme Excellency The Paternoval Envoy By His Humble Servant Master Maximus Pliny	Marneus Augustus Calgar is the renowned master of the Ultramarines, and his countless exploits while defeating the enemies of the Emperor (may his divine light always guide us) have earned him no small measure of fame throughout the Imperium. In particular, his stubborn defence and ultimate crushing defeat of the Tyranids during the 1st Tyrannic War has become the stuff of legend amongst the more vulgar elements of the population on those planets that owe allegiance to the Ultramarines. But fame and glory ever begets jealousy and spite, and these heroic tales, fuelled by Marneus’ fierce (some might say intractable) pride, has earned him and his brethren many high-ranking enemies. While I can find no direct evidence, it seems probable that these enemies engineered the now infamous Court of Inquiry into Marneus’ actions during the suppression of the uprising on Colony Beta//54, where Marneus was quite rightly exonerated of all charges, if his excellency will allow me to put forward my own, very humble, opinion. Recent reports that Marneus was slain during the defence of Ichar IV appear to be based upon nothing but base rumour and tawdry gossip, and all the reliable evidence I have found indicates the he continues to lead the Ultramarines to this day.	[Needs Citation]
Preface to Chapter V, ‘Warrior Pilgrimages of the Angels of Death’	The final destination on my Warrior Pilgrimage to Rynn’s World was my voyage to the Jadeberry Hill Necropolis. Upon that blasted knoll are to be found hundreds of hand-carved headstones, each one a memorial to a fellow battle brother of the Crimson Fists. Each stone is engraved with the battle honours of a hero whose mortal remains will never be recovered, his sacrifice an example to us all. I lingered at that bleak place for a day and a night, meditating upon the foes I had defeated and the terrible battles I had fought to return here and atone for my weakness. Come the morn, I was struck by a revelation. Though many of them had died here, my brethren had prevailed in the face of adversity. I would strive to emulate their example and prove myself worthy of the trust placed in me by my Chapter.	[Needs Citation]
Litany of Devotion	[Needs Citation]
Litany of the Space Marines	What is your Duty? To serve Emperor’s Will. What is Emperor’s Will? That we fight and die. What is Death? It is our duty.	[Needs Citation]
Inscription upon the Arcus Daemonica, attributed to the Emperor of Mankind	One unbreakable shield against the coming darkness One last blade, forged in defiance of fate Let them be my legacy to the galaxy I conquered And my final gift to the species I failed The principle is that what the enemy cannot see he cannot kill. This is not the way of the Adeptus Astartes. A Space Marine’s armour is bright with heraldry that proclaims his devotion to his Chapter and the beloved Emperor of Mankind. Our principle is that what the enemy can see, he will soon learn to fear…	[Needs Citation]
High Chaplain Astorath of the Blood Angels	Treat them with honour, my Brothers. Not because they will bring us victory this day, but because their fate will one day be ours.» -on the Death Company	Codex: Blood Angels (5th Edition), pg. 44
Blood Ravens Devastator Sergeant Avitus	Come you aliens, show me what passes for fury amongst your misbegotten kind!	Dawn of War 2
	We are the Emperor’s angels of death, not his angels of mercy.	Dawn of War 2
	Don’t fool yourselves. War is all we are! Killing is all we are good for! The rest is delusion.	Dawn of War 2
	We are weapons. There is the Emperor, and there is war. Nothing more.	Dawn of War 2

«We guard it with our lives. «

«As your armour guards your life. «

«As it has my fallen brethren. «

«Honour the craft of death. «

«We serve only the Emperor.»

«Honour the battle gear of the dead. «

«We ask only to serve. «

—Then you’re not making the right plans.
-Attributed, in retort to Lion El’Jonson

I Am Slaughter (Novel) by Dan Abnett, Chapter Six

Source	Quote	Notes
Captain Erikon Gaius, Ultramarines 21st Company	For Ultramar and for duty,

For past and for future,
For Terra and the Emperor,
No brother falls forgotten.
-Last rites of the Ultramarines

Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book) by James Swallow, Track 4: In The TunnelKinsmen, we are being tested. We cannot know what madness has overcome Lorgar, we do not know the fate of our brothers and our primarch. But what we do know is duty. Our duty is to hold this approach to the city, to deny it to the enemy. These were Guilliman’s last words to us. Meles gave his life in service of that command, and if called, then so shall we.
-during the Battle of CalthGarro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book) by James Swallow, Track 4: In The TunnelCaptain Nathaniel Garro,
Death GuardMy name is Nathaniel Garro, and I am a Legion of One.Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book) by James Swallow, Track 3: The Field of Battle—You court death, Garro, like some ancient Knight-Errant.

—That’s as good a title as any, Brother.
-Exchange between Tylos Rubio and Garro, after Rubio’s Captain demands Garro’s name and rank

Source	Quote	Notes
Haegr of the Space Wolves	—It’s funny. That time when you saved old Adrian from those fanatics I thought I heard him offer you your heart’s desire. He would have sent you home if you asked. Instead you asked for a meat pie.

Speaker	Quote	Source
War Cry of the Imperial Fists	Primarch! Progenitor, to your glory and the glory of Him on Earth!	[Needs Citation]
Sergeant Daegon Incursa, Invaders 1st Company	The deeds of one bold warrior can alter the course of a battle. I have four such men under my command and our every deed changes the shape of the galaxy.	Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 63
Saul Invictus, First Captain of the Ultramarines	Praise the sun that brings the dawn of our final doom. -from The Lament of the First, purported last words	The Chapter’s Due (Novel), Chapter Twenty-Three
Credo of the Iron Hands	So it was in the beginning; so ever it shall be.	Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 129
Principle Lessons of the Iron Hands	Only the spirit is pure. The mind may be swayed, the body may fail. Only the soul cradles vengeance purely. Become the weapon of the soul.

Where the mind hesitates, overcome it.
Where the body fails, replace it.
Aspire to the condition of the Primarch.
Emulate his union with steel.

Never waver.
Never retreat.
Never doubt.

The flesh is weak.
The weak shall be purged.
What remains is strength.Wrath of Iron (Novel) by Chris Wraight, Chapter 12Issad, Brother-Captain of the Grey KnightsAs my battle-brothers are clad in armour of Truesilver, so shall they ride to war in gleaming chariots, protected against all harm until the moment of battle is come.
-at the Inquisitorial Conclave of CoriolantheImperial Armour Volume Two (Second Edition), pg. 204

Source	Quote	Notes/Context
Commander Mad Chainsaw Johnson of the White Scars	Problems? Problems? There is no problem I cannot solve with this. – attributed	White Dwarf 93 (UK), pg. 40, «Warhammer 40’000»

When I ask only that you remember me for my treacheries

Victory is nothing more than survival.

It carries no weight of honour or worth beyond what we ascribe to it.

If you wish to grow wise, learn why brothers betray brothers.

The Damned and the World read the first
The Master of Mankind has work for us here.

The Castle and Chaos read the second
Our Lord guides us against evil.

Fire and the Executioner read the third
We have our duty.

Death and the Emperor read the last
The Legion of the Damned shall accomplish the Imperial will.
— consulting the Tarot of the Emperor

[Needs Citation]Captain Leitz of the Exorcists‘We shall never rest while a single renegade draws breath. Let them fear our names.’Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 31Captain Garviel Loken of the Luna WolvesBrother. kinsman. every time the death comes closer, but still I am rejected. Do you know why? Will you not tell me? Death took you! Why not me? WHY NOT ME?!
-on Isstvan IIIGarro: Legion of One (Audio Book) by James Swallow, Track: Cerberus AloneSword Brethren LorenzoThis day shall be our day of reckoning. Look not to the shame of the past, but to the glory of the future. We shall wash away the stain of our dishonour in the hot blood of our enemies.
– address to the warriors of the Varl Crusade[Needs Citation]Captain Darnath Lysander,
Imperial Fists 1st CompanyI have travelled far and seen much. Yet nothing warms my heart so much as the sight of a gun so massive that its fury makes the very world tremble.
— attributedCodex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 73My kind were created to feel no fear, but we understand it. We were all once men who felt fear as does anyone else, and we must know it because it is a weapon we wield.Malodrax (Novel), Chapter Ten, pg. 229Sergeant Pasanius Lysane,
Ultramarines 4th CompanyThat’s why you summoned us here. To know where we came from is to know where we are and where we are going.
You do not say much, Pasanius Lysane, but when you speak, it is worthwhile to listen.
I’m a sergeant, my lord. It’s what I do.
-to Chief Librarian Varro TiguriusCourage and Honour (Novel), Chapter Three

He that may fight, heal him
He that may fight no more, give him peace
He that is dead, take from him the Chapter’s due.
– attributed

Speaker	Quote	Source
Mersadie Oliton, Remembrancer	If you know no fear, do you also not know awe? Surprise? Majesty? Have you not seen things so bizarre they left you speechless? Shocked you? Unnerved you even? — to Garviel Loken	Horus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett, Part Two, Chapter Nine, p. 172

Speaker	Quote	Source
Captain Iacton Qruze of the Luna Wolves	I’ll not be known as a Son of Horus again, mark that well, lad. -to Nathaniel Garro	The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel) by James Swallow, Chapter Nine, p. 229

Speaker	Quote	Source
Sergeant Rafen of the Blood Angels	This place was built to destroy something precious to us, something each of us shares, no matter which Primarch or Chapter we call our own. I speak of brotherhood. Bile has isolated us, severed all but the most cursory of contacts. He sows distrust and suspicion, wears you down with the slow grind of mindless days and tormented nights. The bastard wants you to believe you are forgotten. He lies. I am here to tell you that he lies and lies! Look within yourselves, brothers, and you will understand. You have been waiting for this day, even if you did not know it. This day, when you are reminded of who you are. My purpose here is the same as yours, to serve the God-Emperor and Holy Terra! Know that each of you is the harbinger of your own freedom! I say to you all that this day, we are not Blood Angels, Doom Eagles, Space Wolves, Taurans, Salamanders, Crimson Fists. We are one great legion, one heart and one mind! We are the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines, the war gods and terrible swift sword of our Emperor! We are His will, and we have always been so!	Black Tide (Novel) by James Swallow, Chapter Twelve
Initiate Rammius of the Black Templars	It is the duty of the Initiate to pass on what he has learned of the craft of death and thus pave the way for the heroes of the future.	White Dwarf 313 (UK), p. 78
Rhetoricus of the Imperial Fists	The Emperor commands us. Dorn guides us. Honour shields us. Fear our name, for it is vengeance.	Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 27
Arjac Rockfist of the Space Wolves	As the mountain is Arjac A snow-capped peak His rage overshadows the wounded bear. The Rockfist endures when all seems lost. — from «The Saga of Arjac Rockfist»	Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), p. 64
Tylos Rubio, Ultramarines 21st Company	—No, NO! You would have me leave the side of my sworn battle-brothers in their darkest hour? I refuse!

—It is The Sigillite’s command. His word is the Emperor’s word.

—. The Sigillite’s command be damned. You give me no recourse, Garro. And so, on my honour as a son of Macragge, I choose to defy it. Even if it means I will perish here, even if you colour me a rebel like Lorgar’s turncoats, I defy it!
—Rubio and Nathaniel Garro, during the Battle of Calth

Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book)
by James Swallow, Track 11: Vantage PointPrimarch Leman Russ of the Space WolvesListen closely Brothers, for my life’s breath is all but spent. There shall come a time far from now when our chapter itself is dying, even as I am now dying. Then my children, I shall list’n for your call from whatever realms of death hold me, and come I shall no-matter what laws of life and death forbid. At the end I will be there. For the final battle. For the Wolftime.
– before his final departure into the Eye of TerrorBook of the Astronomican, p. 8Only in the Space Marines of the Legiones Astartes are courage and expertise perfectly blended. In other troops they are present in varying degrees and proportions, and many scholars have debated their relative merits.

For my own part, I come down on the side of courage. For courage can sometimes make a virtue of inexperience. I myself have commanded Imperial Guard troops whose probitor units have achieved great things, because they were too inexperienced to realise that their goal was impossible.
– De Natura Belli, Book XIV

Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 45You strive for victory. That is obvious. What may be less obvious is the nature of victory. There are circumstances in which you can destroy the enemy utterly, without loss to your own forces, and yet the victory may be his. In all situations, you must first decide on the nature of victory, and then take steps to secure it. Avoid the instinct of fight first and think later.
– attributed, Meditations, Book VIAdeptus Titanicus Rulebook, p. 40A fortress circumvented ceases to be an obstacle. A fortress destroyed ceases to be a threat. Do not forget the difference.
– attributedWarhammer Siege, p. 108A fortress is built with blood and toil. Only by blood and toil may it be taken.
– attributedWarhammer Siege, p. 106Beat your thoughts to the mould of your will.
– attributedWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 76There are those who undervalue the Penal Battalions. But they should consider this: should a man who has wronged the Emperor be allowed to wrong Him further? For each man executed is a man who can no longer serve, and to fail in service to the Emperor is the greatest of sins
– Meditations on Imperial Command, Book XXIWarhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 148Do not underestimate the Squats. They survived for millennia cut off from the Imperium and assailed from all sides. Their determination and resilience is an example to all.
– Meditations on Imperial Command, Book XVIWarhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 167Harden your soul against decadence. But do not despise it, for the soft appearance of the decadent may be deceptive. One need only consider the Harlequin dancers of the Eldar to see the truth of this proposition.
– A Book of Admonitions for the Legiones AstartesWarhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 194Here I am and here shall I die.
– attributed to Russ at the Battle of Rising FellWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 34Arm the bastards and they might win a few bloody worlds for us in between verses.
– attributed, grousing about the Remembrancers sent to the front lines during the Great CrusadeHorus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part One, Chapter 3, p. 46No man nor beast could best the Wolf-King,
No tribe could stand against his armies.
Within Russ’ kingdom a truce
Existed between man and wolf,
His court was attended by the fiercest of
Warlords and the most beautiful of maidens.
– from «The Saga of the Wolf-King»Codex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), p. 8

Speaker	Quote	Source
Battle-cry of the Salamanders	Into the fires of battle! Unto the anvil of war!	Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 26
Sanguinius, Primarch of the Blood Angels Legion	My son. step back, if you can. Step back from the abyss and return to us. I will save you. This is my fault. I am to blame. But I will amend this, if you help me. Will you help me, Alotros?	Fear to Tread (Novel) by James Swallow, Prologue: Melchior, pg. 37
	It cries out for blood. And there is never enough.

—To Horus, admitting the existence of the Red Thirst

Fear to Tread (Novel) by James Swallow, Prologue: Melchior, pg. 42—Hear me, creature. Let Meros hear this. Your gambit has failed. Whatever these powers are that you call master, whatever irrational choice my brother Horus has made to seek a pact with them, you stand defeated upon the cusp of victory. Do you understand the reason why?
—This one. An exemplar of your kind. You were underestimated. The Thirst would have taken you—
—But it did not. Because as long as one single Blood Angel lives, he will be master of his spirit. He will not let the abyss that lies in the hearts of us all take him into darkness. That is the truth you do not understand, the truth that Horus has forgotten. It is not the descent toward the shadow nor the rise toward the light that makes us superior. It is the endless struggle between the two that greatness of character lies. We are tested, and we do not break. We will never fall! Take that to my brother and tell him!

Fear to Tread (Novel) by James Swallow, Chapter 19, pg. 482I made a vow, Kano. I will see it to its bloody end. There may come a day, and sooner than we might wish, when you. when my sons will have to go on without me.

Fear to Tread (Novel) by James Swallow, Chapter 20, pg. 500There are more things in the darkness than man can ever count.Space Hulk (Novella) by Gav Thorpe, 00.06.99Three Legions of Marines stand to defend you, sire. All of us will unflinchingly place ourselves between you and the war’s desolation. We are the greatest humans ever born – we are the flame of Humanity where the rest of the galaxy is just the spark. In centuries of warfare, against the vileness of the alien, the lies of the heretic, the foulness of the mutant, I have never known fear – but your silence terrifies me.
— during the Battle for Terra[Needs Citation]Gabriel Seth,
Chapter Master of the Flesh TearersWe are disorder, that is true. But that is what we were made to be. The wild and the random. If each Successor embodies the traits of The Great Angel, then that is what the Flesh Tearers are, just as the Blood Swords are his martial prowess, the Sanguine his secrecy, the Flesh Eaters his carnivore’s fangs! But the Blood Angels are the melding of all of those things, and that is why I will always envy you, cousin.Red Fury (Novel)
by James Swallow,
Chapter ThirteenFor he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my battle-brother eternal.
-from the initiation rites for Neophyte Flesh TearersRed Fury (Novel)
by James Swallow,
EpilogueKayvaan Shrike, Shadow Captain of the Raven Guard 3rd CompanyFrom the darkness we strike, fast and lethal, and by the time our foes can react. darkness there and nothing more.[Needs Citation]In the darkness all men are equal, save those that embrace it.Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 25We are coming. Look to the skies for your salvation.
— to Commissar Lent prior to the Blindhope planetstrikeCodex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 69Wherever you tread, tread lightly. We are closer than you think, and our blades are sharp.Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 92Cato Sicarius, Captain of the Ultramarines 2nd CompanyWe are the slayers of kings, the destroyers of worlds, bringers of ruination and death in all its forms. These things we do in the name of the Emperor and in the defense of Mankind. Let none stay our wrath.Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 19Brothers! War calls you. Will you answer?Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 85Slay the beast and the horde will die.The Chapter’s Due (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Ch. 7, p. 91Sigismund,
First Captain of the Imperial Fists Legion and first High Marshal of the Black TemplarsThe more we spread the more we find. World after world. New worlds to conquer. Space is limitless, and so is our appetite to master it.
-during the Great CrusadeHorus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part One, Chapter 6, p. 131We will spend our lives fighting to secure this Imperium, and then I fear we will spend the rest of our days fighting to keep it intact. There is such involving darkness amongst the stars. Even when the Imperium is complete, there will be no peace. We will be obliged to fight on to preserve what we have fought to establish. Peace is a vain wish. Our crusade may one day adopt another name, but it will never truly end. In the far future, there will be only war.
-during the Great CrusadeHorus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part One, Chapter 6, p. 132—Do you really think you’d have a hope? Honestly? Your yellow ragamuffins against the best of the best?

—Whatever helps you sleep, Tarik. Terra bless us all it is a paradigm that will never be tested.
-during the Great Crusade

Horus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part One, Chapter 6, p. 133Nothing worthwhile is done without challenge, best to overcome it before plans are enacted.Throneworld (Novel) by Guy Haley, Chapter 12Silver SkullsWhile vile mutants still draw breath, there can be no peace. While obscene heretics’ hearts still beat, there can be no respite. While faithless traitors still live, there can be no forgiveness.
– Catechism of Hate Verse I of XXV[Needs Citation]Techmarine Simagus of the Black TemplarsMany great legends lived before Brother Rammius, but most are unmourned and are consigned to unremembered history. Such shall not be the Rammius’ fate, for he lives on in glory and, with our ministrations, shall do so for a thousand years and more.White Dwarf 313 (UK), p. 80Battle Litany of the Space Wolves

We are the wolf that stalks
The stars in the sky

And swallows the star-fire

We hide amongst the night
When light is gone

The Light is within us

We run the ruin of Fire
In the darkness

Foes burn in our passing

We are Doom Eagles. And we are dead already.

On Mournful Wings (Short Story) by Simon SpurrierVarro Tigurius,
Chief Librarian of the UltramarinesEach path must be chosen with care,
Lest disaster swallow us whole.Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 86Never before or since have I seen fighting such as I witnessed when that host fell upon the Orks. Seizing the moment, I regrouped my Company and led them once more into the fray, yet there was little work for us, for the greenskins lacked stomach for the fight. Soon we secured the great bastion once more and without further loss. Of the dark brotherhood there was no sign.
— on the Legion of the DamnedCodex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 95It cannot be considered a gift, to peer into the Warp and unravel the possibilities of the future that are, that might be, and that must be prevented. Nor can the burden of a weapon, that each of my brothers looks upon with girded revulsion, be called a gift. No, Master, I do not think my psychic prowess a gift. but a tool. Whether by a quirk of fate, or the will of the Emperor, I possess a weapon the like of which can turn the tide, not just in a battle but in the course of history. To withhold it, to flinch from its use or deny it would not just be counter-productive, it would be heresy. But if it is a gift, it is a cruel one.
— from the journal of Marneus Calgar, quoting Tigurius, 991.M41Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Tigurius (Background Book),
pg. 3Captain Tarik Torgaddon, Luna Wolves 2nd CompanyThe answer, always, is the Wolves of Fenris, because they are clinically insane.
-during a friendly debate with Imperial Fists Captain Sigismund, about which Space Marine Legion is toughestHorus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part One, Chapter 6, p. 132-You are a base-born cur!
-Just so you know, you’ll have to do an awful lot better than that. I’m a base-born cur, and proud of it.
-to Lord Commander Eidolon of the Emperor’s ChildrenHorus Rising (Novel) by Dan Abnett,
Part Two, Chapter 6, pg. 297Captain Nico Trevellias of the White ConsulsThey believe they are too good for the Codex Astartes, these. these wolf-men? Too good for ten millennia of tested and refined battle wisdom? Then let them fight as savages, I say. Let them fight and die.
-on the Space WolvesCodex: Space Wolves (5th Edition), p. 16Marine Psyker Troos, presumably White ScarsArm yourselves, fools, the enemy are within us!
– last statement, FivesEye CampaignBook of the Astronomican, p. 66Tu’shan,
Chapter Master of the SalamandersMy sword is at the Emperor’s command. I answer to no other man, living or dead.Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 52

Speaker	Quote	Source
Inscription on the Ultramarines Chapter Banner	Our presence remakes the past	[Needs Citation]
Ultramarines Battle-chant	«We march for Macragge!»

«And we shall know no fear!»

«From revered Blood-stock these Warriors are made His Proud sons«

«No fear they shall know as Adeptus Astartes, His Proud Sons«

«Humanity’s foes they defend against all, His Proud Sons«

«Warrior Elite, Unbreakable spirit, Astartes«

«Supreme Defenders, Unchallenged in Battle Astartes«

«Warrior Elite, Unbreakable spirit, Astartes«

«Courage and honour, Emperor and Primarch, Astartes!«

Speaker	Quote	Source
White Scars	Walls of stone and walls of iron,

Fall down all the same.

They may delay but don’t prevent

The hail of death and pain.
— Assault battle-hymn

Warhammer Siege, p. 93If you can see us, we are dangerous indeed. But that is nothing to the peril you face if you cannot see us, and all you can hear is our laughter.
— ProverbCodex: Space Marines (5th Edition), p. 28Thar Ariak Hraldir, «Wyrmblade,»
Wolf Priest of the Space WolvesIt was the Allfather who created Leman Russ, the primogenitor of the Vlka Fenryka, and the Allfather who fashioned the Legion that served under his name. For every Legion he created, there was a purpose. Some were blessed with the power to build, or the skill to administer, or the capacity for stealth. Our gift was different. We were made to destroy. Our whole being is destruction. Such was the will of the Allfather. He made us not to construct empires, but to murder them. We were bred to perform the tasks that no other Legion could, to fight with such extravagance that even our brother warriors would shrink from treachery in the knowledge of what we, the Rout, would do to them.Battle of the Fang (Novel), Chapter Nineteen, pgs. 418-419

Unattributed

Quote	Notes/Context	Source
Say what you will: I will not fight alongside these madmen. The past proves nothing, save that the Blood Angels are cursed and but a single step from damnation!	An anonymous Imperial Commander	[Needs Citation]
Wherever and whenever they appear they leave only destruction in their wake; they are the Lords of Death, Bringers of War. The Dark Angels.	[Needs Citation]
A fortress won’t stop the Marines. But it may slow them down.	Proverb	Warhammer Siege, p. 96
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.	Anonymous	Warhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 85
Honour your Chapter.	Space Marine Proverb	[Needs Citation]
By thy colour will he know thee,

By thy banners will he fear thee,

By thy standard will he dread thee,

Cry Marine, and let slip the weapons of war.

UnknownWarhammer 40,000 Compendium, p. 137The enemies of the Emperor fear many things.

They fear discovery, defeat, despair and death.

Yet there is one thing they fear above all others.

They fear the wrath of the Space Marines!

(A pale blue glow appeared in the corner)

You’d think they’d try though. I mean, they’re not even trying to get in.

(The glowing blue mist rapidly coalesced. The crunch of metal echoed from behind them)

(The dark shape, now solid, raised an assault cannon and tore the two men apart in one fluid motion. A communicator cut through the static.)

Teleportation complete. Targets terminated. Awaiting further instructions.

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