970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

This is the fallacy of power: ultimately it is effective only in an absolute, a limited universe. But the basic lesson of our relativistic universe is that things change. Any power must always meet a greater power.

I now believe that evolution, or deevolution, never ends short of death, that no society has ever achieved an absolute pinnacle, that all humans are not created equal. In fact, I believe attempts to create some abstract equalization create a morass of injustices that rebound on the equalizers. Equal justice and equal opportunity are ideals we should seek, but we should recognize that humans administer the ideals and that humans do not have equal ability.

You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die.

Ecology is often confused with environmentalism, while in fact, environmentalism often leaves out the fact that people, too, can be a legitimate part of an ecosystem.

Time is a measure of space, just as a range-finder is a measure of space, but measuring locks us into the place we measure.

Most of us choose our companions and surroundings to reflect ourselves.

There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times to develop psychic muscles. -- Muad'Dib

To stand alone against all adversity is the most sacred moment of existence.

The real universe is always one step beyond logic.