970 Quotes by Frank Herbert

All proofs inevitably lead to propositions which have no proof! All things are known because we want to believe in them.

The mind goes on working no matter how we try to hold it back.

No matter how exotic human civilization becomes, no matter the developments of life and society nor the complexity of the machine/human interface, there always come interludes of lonely power when the course of humankind, the very future of humankind, depends upon the relatively simple actions of single individual.

Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!

The summer Night comes brooding down on Earth, As Love comes brooding down on human hearts, With bliss that hath no utterance save rich tears. She floats in fragrance down the smiling dark, Foldeth a kiss upon the lips of Life-- Curtaineth into rest the weary world-- And shuts us in with all our hid delights.

It must certainly be more dangerous to live in ignorance than to live with knowledge.

Mankind has only one science… its the science of discontent.

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

Governments can be useful to the governed only so long as inherent tendencies toward tyranny are restrained.