All Frank Herbert Quotes
The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.
Frank Herbert
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Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it's a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.
Frank Herbert
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When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.
Frank Herbert
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Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.
Frank Herbert
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The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.
Frank Herbert
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The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.
Frank Herbert
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The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.
Frank Herbert
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Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
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Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
Frank Herbert
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