Frank Herbert Quotes

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

The most important survival ability for any life form is the ability to change.

If there is a difference between what is said and what is done, only a fool believes what was said.

Balance is what distinguishes a people from a mob.

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.

Emotions are the curse of logic.

Humans live best when each has his place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person.

The universe does not work by our rules.

Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.

Give me a lamp so I can find the day.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it … We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance.

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