Frank Herbert quotes - page 4

We sift reality through screens composed of ideas . (And such ideas have their roots in older ideas.) Such idea systems are necessarily limited by language, by the ways we can describe them. That is to say: language cuts the grooves in which our thoughts move. If we seek new validity forms (other laws and other orders) we must step outside language. (Frank Herbert)
This group is composed of those for whom belief in saucers is tantamount to religion...They believe men from outer space will step in on Earth "before it's too late," put a stop to the atomic bomb threat "by their superior powers," and enforce perpetual peace "for the good of the universe"... View quote
Frank Herbert
It's rooted in the fears to which all men are heir and, thus, deserves sympathy, not censure or laughter. The dream may be out of touch with history, but it's a good dream, and it doesn't appear to have been used to bilk gullible widows out of their savings. Never mind that we have a consistent record of slaughtering our messiahs. Look beyond the wacky arguments to the motivation - that sense of brotherhood which is all that has ever saved mankind from going over the brink. View quote
Frank Herbert
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. View quote
Frank Herbert
Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker. View quote
Frank Herbert
If you focus your awareness only upon your own rightness, then you invite the forces of opposition to overwhelm you. View quote
Frank Herbert
Education is no substitute for intelligence. View quote
Frank Herbert
When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles. View quote
Frank Herbert
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich. View quote
Frank Herbert
Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right! View quote
Frank Herbert
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible. (Frank Herbert)
Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories. View quote
Frank Herbert
There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story. View quote
Frank Herbert
It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present and a waste to live in the future. View quote
Frank Herbert
Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions. View quote
Frank Herbert
A man is a fool not to put everything he has, at any given moment, into what he is creating. View quote
Frank Herbert
A person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing you to grow. Without them, it sleeps- seldom to awaken. The sleeper must awaken. View quote
Frank Herbert
Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it. View quote
Frank Herbert
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. View quote
Frank Herbert
Face your fears or they will climb over your back. View quote
Frank Herbert
Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve. (Frank Herbert)
The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger. View quote
Frank Herbert
A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. View quote
Frank Herbert
The gift of words is the gift of deception and illusion. View quote
Frank Herbert
The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called "spannungsbogen" -- which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing. View quote
Frank Herbert