"Wealth is too precious to be entrusted to the Rich"
--Anonymous Kalderan Proverb
CY 500

"If hope is the engine of the soul, then duty is the navigator... and love is the fuel."
--Sani Nax Rifati, High Guard Supreme Commander
Persuasions and Exhortations
CY 4279

"Life? Hell, it's pretty much like a knife fight in a dirt-floor bar: If they get you down, you best get back up."
--Gunnery Sergeant Hywell Cy'Rabia,
CY 4681

"Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it; those who fail to learn history correctly-why they are simply doomed."
--Achem Dro'hm,
The Illusion of Historical Truth
CY 4971

"You ask why we give our ships' computers normal emotions. Do you really want a warship incapable of loyalty? Or of love?"
--The Unshattered Allegiance, High Guard Frigate,
Artificial Intelligence Rights Activist
CY 7309

"The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy."
--Drago Museveni,
CY 8427

"One head cannot contain all wisdom."
--The Olduvai Cycle, Systems University Archives
CY 8550

"Humans say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Why? Do they think there's a shortage of bad ones?"
--Karm'Luk P'an Ku,
The Joy of Lucidity
CY 8633

"I am The Sacrifice. We are the Altar."
--Tora Mol,
Reflections in Shadow,
CY 8842

"Machiavelli's ideas are basically sound ones for the Nietzschean people. Unfortunately, he was an optimist."
--Cerebus Khmer
Aphorisms
CY 8969

"KLUDGE (Klooj) N. Disparaging term for genetically unmodified human being. See also 'uber.'"
--A Concise Dictionary of Slang and Euphemism
CY 9021

"Requested items: One Mark V ECM unit, 1000 km of fullerene cable, one low yield nuclear warhead. Stated purpose: birthday party for foreign dignitary."
--Argosy Special Operations Service requisition form,
CY 9512

"Here's everything I know about war: Somebody wins, somebody loses, and nothing is ever the same again."
--Admiral Constanza Stark, High Guard Chief of Staff
CY 9784

"Of course Nietzscheans love their children. That's not the problem. The problem is, they don't love anyone else's."
--Unknown Master Sergeant, 505th High Guard Lancers
CY 9785

"Only those born guilty recognize innocence for what it is: the rarest thing in the Universe, and the most precious."
--THE ANOINTED,
The Finder of The Way
CY 9799

The Heavens burned, the Stars cried out.
And under the ashes of infinity,
Hope, scarred and bleeding,
Breathed it's last."
--Ulatempa Poetess,
"Elegy for the Commonwealth"
CY 9823

"Come Bitter Rain/
And Wash from my Heart/
That Saddest of all Words--
Home."
--Ulatempa Poetess,
"Song of My Exile"
CY 9825

"Democracy may be only a few steps removed from Anarchy, but at least it's not as loud."
-- Crowned In Starlight,
Than Hegemon
CY 9843

"The truest measure of a society is how it treats its elderly, its pets, and its prisoners."
-- Keeper of the Way Vision of Faith VII,
CY 9891

"We say atoms are bound by weak attractors. Why not admit the truth: The universe is held together by love."
--Michio von Kerr, Wayist Physicist
CY 9942

"You are the Center of the Wheel."
--Kodiak Pride paternal blessing
Date uncertain

"A wall to a god is but a line on the page. We are all naked, seen beyond seeing."
--Wayfinder First Order Hasturi,
"The Mad Perseid"
217 AFC

"Screams of a billion murdered stars/
Give lie to the night's peace.
While we cling in Desperation/
To the few spinning stones we call Worlds."
--Ibid.

"WARNING: Do not operate heavy machinery or navigate the
Slipstream while under the influence of this beverage."
--Sparky-Cola (Label)
291 AFC

"No plan of battle ever survives first engagement with the enemy. Except for mine."
--General Cuahtomec Hutu, Drago-Kazov Pride
295 AFC

"The difference between Pride Jaguar and the Drago-Kazov? A Jaguar will stab you in the back to gain an advantage. a Dragan will stab you just to see if his knife is sharp."
--Charlemagne Bolivar,
Pride Jaguar Archduke
299 AFC

"Many say living in the Way is difficult. Is sleeping difficult? Is waking?"
--Serenity Vikram Singh Khalsa,
Collected Works
301 AFC