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Frank Herbert quotes: More fool he to let himself become an addict to anything, even to living. More fool he to let himself become an addict to anything, even to living.
Frank Herbert quotes: There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other. There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other.
Frank Herbert quotes: If you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken (Bene Gesserit axiom). If you rely only on your eyes, your other senses weaken (Bene Gesserit axiom).
Frank Herbert quotes: Ignorance has its advantages. A universe of surprises is what I pray for! Ignorance has its advantages. A universe of surprises is what I pray for!
Frank Herbert quotes: Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject." The Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject." The
Frank Herbert quotes: Fear is the mind-killer. Slowly Fear is the mind-killer. Slowly
Frank Herbert quotes: A good companion is one you wouldn't mind dying with. A good companion is one you wouldn't mind dying with.
Frank Herbert quotes: One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim. One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.
Frank Herbert quotes: Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it. Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.
Frank Herbert quotes: Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
Frank Herbert quotes: Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision? Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision?
Frank Herbert quotes: Words are such gross machinery, so primitive and ambiguous. Words are such gross machinery, so primitive and ambiguous.
Frank Herbert quotes: That which makes a man superhuman is terrifying. That which makes a man superhuman is terrifying.
Frank Herbert quotes: When God hath ordained a creature to die in a particular place, He causeth that creature's wants to direct him to that place. When God hath ordained a creature to die in a particular place, He causeth that creature's wants to direct him to that place.
Frank Herbert quotes: The meeting between ignorance and knowledge, between brutality and culture - it begins in the dignity with which we treat the dead The meeting between ignorance and knowledge, between brutality and culture - it begins in the dignity with which we treat the dead
Frank Herbert quotes: as had happened so many times in the past, for every problem solved a new one was added. Beneath as had happened so many times in the past, for every problem solved a new one was added. Beneath
Frank Herbert quotes: The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness. The hearts of all men dwell in the same wilderness.
Frank Herbert quotes: You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgement of your existence. You aren't thinking or really existing unless you're willing to risk even your own sanity in the judgement of your existence.
Frank Herbert quotes: The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC. The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC.
Frank Herbert quotes: As with all priests, you learned early to call the truth heresy. As with all priests, you learned early to call the truth heresy.
Frank Herbert quotes: Remember your philosopher's doubts, Miles. Beware! The mind of the believer stagnates. It fails to grow outward into an unlimited, infinite universe. Remember your philosopher's doubts, Miles. Beware! The mind of the believer stagnates. It fails to grow outward into an unlimited, infinite universe.
Frank Herbert quotes: This world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose: tomorrow's life. I live now for my young Duke and the daughter yet to be. She This world has emptied me of all but the oldest purpose: tomorrow's life. I live now for my young Duke and the daughter yet to be. She
Frank Herbert quotes: The Fremen have a simple, practical religion," he said."Nothing about religion is simple. The Fremen have a simple, practical religion," he said.
"Nothing about religion is simple.
Frank Herbert quotes: Each man is a little war. Each man is a little war.
Frank Herbert quotes: you can't buy security you can't buy security
Frank Herbert quotes: At the age of fifteen, he had already learned silence. At the age of fifteen, he had already learned silence.
Frank Herbert quotes: It's very difficult convincing the young of anything. They're born knowing so much. It's very difficult convincing the young of anything. They're born knowing so much.
Frank Herbert quotes: Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken. Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken.
Frank Herbert quotes: But attack can take strange forms. And you will remember the tooth. The tooth. Duke Leto Atreides. You will remember the tooth. -Dr.Yueh But attack can take strange forms. And you will remember the tooth. The tooth. Duke Leto Atreides. You will remember the tooth. -Dr.Yueh
Frank Herbert quotes: The joy of living, its beauty, is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you. The joy of living, its beauty, is all bound up in the fact that life can surprise you.
Frank Herbert quotes: Words themselves were the ultimate barrier to revelation. Words themselves were the ultimate barrier to revelation.
Frank Herbert quotes: Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker. Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.
Frank Herbert quotes: is the ultimate science, is the ultimate science,
Frank Herbert quotes: Truth suffers from too much analysis.-Ancient Fremen Saying Truth suffers from too much analysis.
-Ancient Fremen Saying
Frank Herbert quotes: The sandy juice of his fears could not be avoided. The sandy juice of his fears could not be avoided.
Frank Herbert quotes: We accept too damned many things on the explanations of people who could have good reasons for lying. We accept too damned many things on the explanations of people who could have good reasons for lying.
Frank Herbert quotes: But let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them. But let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them.
Frank Herbert quotes: The body, learning a thing is good for it, interprets the flavor as pleasurable - slightly euphoric. And, like life, never to be truly synthesized. The body, learning a thing is good for it, interprets the flavor as pleasurable - slightly euphoric. And, like life, never to be truly synthesized.
Frank Herbert quotes: What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death? What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?
Frank Herbert quotes: The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change. The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.
Frank Herbert quotes: I never could bring myself to trust a traitor," the Baron said. "Not even a traitor I created. I never could bring myself to trust a traitor," the Baron said. "Not even a traitor I created.
Frank Herbert quotes: The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you. The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you.
Frank Herbert quotes: To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror. To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror.
Frank Herbert quotes: A bad administrator is more concerned with reports than with decisions. He wants the hard record which he can display as an excuse for his errors. A bad administrator is more concerned with reports than with decisions. He wants the hard record which he can display as an excuse for his errors.
Frank Herbert quotes: Memories which fastened him to places his flesh had never known presented him with answers to questions he had not asked. Memories which fastened him to places his flesh had never known presented him with answers to questions he had not asked.
Frank Herbert quotes: Be prepared to appreciate what you meet. Be prepared to appreciate what you meet.
Frank Herbert quotes: People with a goal. Such people would be easy to imbue with fervor and fanaticism. People with a goal. Such people would be easy to imbue with fervor and fanaticism.
Frank Herbert quotes: Only gods can safely risk perfection ... it's a dangerous thing for a man. Only gods can safely risk perfection ... it's a dangerous thing for a man.
Frank Herbert quotes: Chaos is no surprise. It has predictable characteristics. For one thing, it carries away order and strengthens the forces at the extremes. Chaos is no surprise. It has predictable characteristics. For one thing, it carries away order and strengthens the forces at the extremes.
Frank Herbert quotes: The Fremen! They're paying the Guild for privacy, paying in a coin that's freely available to anyone with desert power - spice. The Fremen! They're paying the Guild for privacy, paying in a coin that's freely available to anyone with desert power - spice.
Frank Herbert quotes: Something cannot emerge from nothing. Something cannot emerge from nothing.
Frank Herbert quotes: Infinity? It attracts us like a floodlight in the night. Infinity? It attracts us like a floodlight in the night.
Frank Herbert quotes: His voice was low, charged with unspeakable adjectives. His voice was low, charged with unspeakable adjectives.
Frank Herbert quotes: Pale northern complexion that turned to burn at the drop of a sunbeam. Pale northern complexion that turned to burn at the drop of a sunbeam.
Frank Herbert quotes: When we encounter personal problems, those things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. When we encounter personal problems, those things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan.
Frank Herbert quotes: He has learned that it is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past. He has learned that it is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future and impossible to live in the past.
Frank Herbert quotes: Ambitions tend to Remain undisturbed by Realities. Ambitions tend to Remain undisturbed by Realities.
Frank Herbert quotes: Facing your fears robs them of their power Facing your fears robs them of their power
Frank Herbert quotes: Words can carry any burden we wish. All that's required is agreement and a tradition upon which to build. Words can carry any burden we wish. All that's required is agreement and a tradition upon which to build.
Frank Herbert quotes: This moment here is the only observable time and place for us in our universe. This moment here is the only observable time and place for us in our universe.
Frank Herbert quotes: Do not make the error of considering my son a child, the Duke said. And he smiled. Do not make the error of considering my son a child, the Duke said. And he smiled.
Frank Herbert quotes: Try to hold on to youth and it mocks you while it sprints away. Try to hold on to youth and it mocks you while it sprints away.
Frank Herbert quotes: The more I find out, the more I realize that I don't know what's going on.""How fortunate that you have discovered the way of wisdom," Leto said. The more I find out, the more I realize that I don't know what's going on."
"How fortunate that you have discovered the way of wisdom," Leto said.
Frank Herbert quotes: Fate was sometimes inscrutable. Fate was sometimes inscrutable.
Frank Herbert quotes: Sheeana would learn in time that any person who lived through the decision to die evolved a new emotional balance. Fears were transitory. Sheeana would learn in time that any person who lived through the decision to die evolved a new emotional balance. Fears were transitory.
Frank Herbert quotes: Communal/managed economics have always been more destructive of their societies than those driven by greed Communal/managed economics have always been more destructive of their societies than those driven by greed
Frank Herbert quotes: Law is the ultimate science. Law is the ultimate science.
Frank Herbert quotes: There was pain in him - like a blister, all that was left of some lost yesterday that Time had pruned off him. There was pain in him - like a blister, all that was left of some lost yesterday that Time had pruned off him.
Frank Herbert quotes: I live in an apocalyptic dream. My steps fit into it so precisely that I fear most of all I will grow bored reliving the thing so exactly. I live in an apocalyptic dream. My steps fit into it so precisely that I fear most of all I will grow bored reliving the thing so exactly.
Frank Herbert quotes: The Atreides are known to start late getting there growth. The Atreides are known to start late getting there growth.
Frank Herbert quotes: FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION. FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION.
Frank Herbert quotes: The great mass of humankind possesses an unmistakable unit-identity. It can be one thing. It can act as a single organism. The great mass of humankind possesses an unmistakable unit-identity. It can be one thing. It can act as a single organism.
Frank Herbert quotes: Once more the drama begins.' - The Emperor Paul Muad'dib on his ascension to the Lion Throne. Once more the drama begins.' - The Emperor Paul Muad'dib on his ascension to the Lion Throne.
Frank Herbert quotes: Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know. Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know.
Frank Herbert quotes: But the tripod upon which Eternity swings is composed of flesh and thought and emotion. But the tripod upon which Eternity swings is composed of flesh and thought and emotion.
Frank Herbert quotes: It was a scene of such beauty it caught all his attention. Some things beggar likeness, he thought. He It was a scene of such beauty it caught all his attention. Some things beggar likeness, he thought. He
Frank Herbert quotes: There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers. Nothing. Nothing can be done. There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers. Nothing. Nothing can be done.
Frank Herbert quotes: What religion and self-interest cannot hide, governments can, Edric said. What religion and self-interest cannot hide, governments can, Edric said.
Frank Herbert quotes: I'm the well-trained fruit tree. Full of well-trained feelings and abilities and all of them grafted onto me I'm the well-trained fruit tree. Full of well-trained feelings and abilities and all of them grafted onto me
Frank Herbert quotes: The whole universe sat there, open to the man who could make the rightdecisions. The whole universe sat there, open to the man who could make the right
decisions.
Frank Herbert quotes: Revenge is for children and the emotionally retarded. Revenge is for children and the emotionally retarded.
Frank Herbert quotes: There is not secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves. There is not secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.
Frank Herbert quotes: Those who would repeat the past must control the teaching of history. - Bene Gesserit Coda Those who would repeat the past must control the teaching of history. - Bene Gesserit Coda
Frank Herbert quotes: It doesn't follow that the riots mean permanent hostility toward him. It doesn't follow that the riots mean permanent hostility toward him.
Frank Herbert quotes: we are so money-rich and so life-poor. we are so money-rich and so life-poor.
Frank Herbert quotes: What we should have done was test the gift first. We should have probed for dangers. We were too bedazzled by it, though. What we should have done was test the gift first. We should have probed for dangers. We were too bedazzled by it, though.
Frank Herbert quotes: Too Much Knowledge never makes for Simple Decisions. Too Much Knowledge never makes for Simple Decisions.
Frank Herbert quotes: A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it. A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.
Frank Herbert quotes: Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken. Without new experiences, something inside of us sleeps. The sleeper must awaken.
Frank Herbert quotes: Any conversation is a unique jazz performance. Some are more pleasing to the ears, but that is not necessarily a measurement of their importance Any conversation is a unique jazz performance. Some are more pleasing to the ears, but that is not necessarily a measurement of their importance
Frank Herbert quotes: Moral decisions are always easy to recognize," Odrade said. "They are where you abandon self-interest. Moral decisions are always easy to recognize," Odrade said. "They are where you abandon self-interest.
Frank Herbert quotes: To stay awake all night adds a day to your life. To stay awake all night adds a day to your life.
Frank Herbert quotes: People don't vote. Instinct tells them it's useless. People don't vote. Instinct tells them it's useless.
Frank Herbert quotes: Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place. Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place.
Frank Herbert quotes: Stilgar put a hand on Idaho's shoulder. All men are interlopers, old friend. Stilgar put a hand on Idaho's shoulder. All men are interlopers, old friend.
Frank Herbert quotes: The young reed dies so easily. Beginnings are times of great peril. The young reed dies so easily. Beginnings are times of great peril.
Frank Herbert quotes: A duke's son MUST know about poisons. It's the way of our times. A duke's son MUST know about poisons. It's the way of our times.
Frank Herbert quotes: Ask what Infinity might produce and the only answer possible was, "Anything." Any good, any evil; any god, any devil. Ask what Infinity might produce and the only answer possible was, "Anything." Any good, any evil; any god, any devil.
Frank Herbert quotes: Can you take him, Gurney?" "M'Lord jests! Can you take him, Gurney?" "M'Lord jests!
Frank Herbert quotes: How easy it was to mistake clear reasoning for correct reasoning! How easy it was to mistake clear reasoning for correct reasoning!

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