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.

Balance is what distinguishes a people from a mob.

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

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.

Emotions are the curse of logic.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

The universe does not work by our rules.

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

I have come to believe that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will.

I now believe that evolution, or deevolution, never ends short of death, that no society has ever achieved an absolute pinnacle, that all humans are not created equal. In fact, I believe attempts to create some abstract equalization create a morass of injustices that rebound on the equalizers. Equal justice and equal opportunity are ideals we should seek, but we should recognize that humans administer the ideals and that humans do not have equal ability.

The real universe is always one step beyond logic.