All Frank Herbert Quotes
- the meeting between ignorance and knowledge, between brutality and culture - it begins in the dignity with which we treat the dead Begins
- The mind can go either direction under stress—toward positive or toward negative: on or off. Think of it as a spectrum whose extremes are unconsciousness… Direction
- In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches. Both
- Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories. Categories
- Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus… All
- There's hope left in these dusty chords. There's a song left in our rusty hearts. We are torn and frayed but love remains. Chords
- Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's complete because it's ended here.' - from "Collected Sayings… Arrakis
- What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking-there’s the real danger. Danger
- Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock. Boat
- Education is no substitute for intelligence. Education
- The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. Acts
- [Religion must remain an outlet for people who say to themselves, 'I am not the kind of person I want to be.' It must never… Assemblage
- His voice was low, charged with unspeakable adjectives. Adjectives
- To know a thing well, know it's limits; Only when pushed beyond it's tolerance will it's true nature be seen. -The Amtal Rule Beyond
- Irreverence is a most necessary ingredient of religion. Not to speak of its importance in philosophy. Irreverence is the only way left to us for… Importance
- Think on it, Chani: the princess will have the name, yet she'll live as less than a concubine - never to know a moment of… Bound
- A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe. Belongs
- I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard. Easy
- Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for… Bless
- Try looking into that place where you dare not look! You'll find me there, staring out at you! Dare