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-> Anything small and valuable was quickly hidden in pouches and folds of lupine skin - jewels that were the frozen tears of maidens, necklaces of twisted golden snakes, mined alive from the mineral-rich mountains to the north. Several men took weapons or shields, or strapped pieces of armour to their bodies, before pulling the coverings back.
-->-- '''[[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Daemonworld]]'''

->'''Lawrence:''' Did Auda come to Aqaba for gold?
->'''Abu Tawi:''' For my pleasure, as you said. But gold is honorable and Awrence promised gold. Awrence lied.
-->-- ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia''

->''My wealth is here, the sword and spear, the breast-defending shield.''
->''With this I plough, with this I sow, with this I reap the field.''
->''With this I tread the luscious grape, and drink the red-blood wine;''
->''And slaves around in order wait, and all are counted mine.''
->''But he, who will not rear the lance upon the battlefield,''
->''Nor sway the sword, nor stand behind the breast-defending shield.''
->''On lowly knee must worship me with servile kiss adored.''
->''And peal the cry of homage high, and hail me mighty lord.''
-->-- Translated from the Cretan [[WarriorPoet poet]], Hybrias. From ''The Culture of War'' by Martin van Crevald.

->'''Maxim 1:''' Pillage, ''then'' burn.
-->-- '''The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries''', ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''

->'''Maxim:''' A hat iz a badge of honor! A trophy dot must be plucked from off de head of a vorthy enemy!\\
'''Oggie:''' Yah! Vun who happen to gots hyu same head size!
-->-- ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100521 May 21st 2010]]

->'''Cayde-6:''' Also, there will be a ton of Loot!
-->-- ''VideoGame/Destiny2''
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