970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

The price we paid was the price men have always paid for achieving a paradise in this life--we went soft, we lost our edge.

We will not run," Paul said. "We'll move with dignity. We'll do what must be done.

Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Something cannot emerge from nothing.

But one learns from books and reels only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.

There are proven ways to win the loyalty of tough, strong, ferocious men: play on the certain knowledge of their superiority, the mystique of secret covenant, the esprit of shared suffering.

She rides the sandworm of space!She guides through all stormsInto the land of gentle winds.Though we sleep by the snake's den,She guards our dreaming sould.Shunning the desert heat,She hides us in a cool hollow.The gleaming of her white teethGuides us in the night. By the braids of her hairWe are lifted to heaven!Sweet fragrance, flower-scented,Surrounds us in her presence.

My son will wear the title well, the Duke thought, and realized with a sudden chill that this was another death thought.

Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change

All gods have this problem, Hwi. In the perception of deeper needs, I must often ignore the immediate ones. Not addressing immediate needs is an offense to the young." "Could you not reason with her and...""Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!