QUOTES BY FRANK HERBERT

The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.

When you imagine mistakes, there can be no self-defense.

Madness in method, that's genius.

Most men go through life unchallenged, except at the final moment.

What is important for a leader is that which makes him a leader. It is the needs of his people.

The singular multiplicity of this universe draws my deepest attention. It is a thing of ultimate beauty.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.

Too Much Knowledge never makes for Simple Decisions.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

But let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them.

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

History is a constant race between invention and catastrophe. Education helps but it’s never enough. You also must run.

Hope clouds observation.

You can’t buy security.

The people who can destroy a thing, they control it.

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

You don't write for success. That takes part of your attention away from the writing. If you're really doing it, that's all you're doing: writing.

Law is the ultimate science.

There’s no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves