A young Warrior asked one who was wiser than he whether or not the Cities of Dust existed, and where might be found the gate to Victory. The wise Warrior told him he was foolish to ask such a thing. The younger one angrily drew his sword, crying, "Here opens the gate to the Cities of Dust!" The older Warrior calmly and smoothly snatched the sword from his angry grasp and resheathed it before the other could strike him, saying, "And here opens the gate to Victory."
~ 97th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Q: What is invisible yet more beautiful than diamonds?
A: That which is silent yet deafens thunder, that which depresses no scale yet is weightier than gold ... Honor.
~ 98th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Let those who would be of the Warriors strive to understand this, the sum of all things: Lightning flashes, sparks shower! In one blink of an eye, you have missed seeing. To tread the sharp edge of a sword, to run on smooth-frozen ice, one needs no footsteps to follow. Walk over the cliff with hands free. To a true Warrior, all is nothing, nothing is all.
~ 99th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Let none who are not of the scarlet caste know of these things. The Codes are as the dust of diamonds in a hidden vault, which, exposed to the winds, will be scattered and trodden beneath the sandals of men and the hooves of beasts ... worthless forevermore.
~ 100th Aphorism of the Codes ~
Let this be the secret greeting of Warriors, that all who are of the scarlet caste may see and know: Lo Rarius Civitatii Gor.
(I am of the Warriors of the cities of the Home Stone.)
