And always, he fought the temptation to choose a clear, safe course, warning 'That path leads ever down into stagnation. Frank Herbert More Quotes by Frank Herbert More Quotes From Frank Herbert When religion and politics ride in the same cart, the whirlwind follows. Frank Herbert cartswhirlwindreligion-and-politics Fear is the mind-killer. Frank Herbert killersfearmind There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors. Frank Herbert thriveviolencepay You see, gentlemen, they have something to die for. They've discovered they're a people. They're awakening. Frank Herbert gentlemanawakeningpeople FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION. Frank Herbert fantasy-novelsscaryfear He who controls the spice controls the universe. Frank Herbert spicesscience-fictionsci-fi How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him. Frank Herbert angerselfmen 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. Frank Herbert personal-qualitiesgovernmentlaw A leader is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. He maintains the level of individuals. Too few individuals and a people reverts to a mob. Frank Herbert levelsleaderpeople All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible. Frank Herbert power-corruptsmagnetwar . . . is to attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing Darkness. It cannot be. Frank Herbert lightknowingtruth Guilt starts as a feeling of failure. Frank Herbert thriveguiltfeelings Polish comes from the cities; wisdom from the desert. Frank Herbert polishdesertcities The power to destroy a thing is the absolute control over it. Frank Herbert over-itabsolutes A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. Frank Herbert delicatebalancecare Survival is the ability to swim in strange water. Frank Herbert survivalswimwater The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth. Frank Herbert argumentthrivepurpose Hope clouds observation. Frank Herbert ambitionhopeclouds Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject. Frank Herbert leadershipinspiringmotivational To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably that you are mortal is to know the end of terror. Frank Herbert mortalitydemiseends
