Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival. Frank Herbert More Quotes by Frank Herbert More Quotes From Frank Herbert Does a population have informed consent when a ruling minority acts in secret to ignite a war, doing this to justify the existence of the minority's forces? ... Failure to provide full information for informed consent on such an issue represents an ultimate crime. Frank Herbert issues secret war Religions often partake of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. Frank Herbert progress statistics religion Money to a writer is time to write. Frank Herbert writing Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definitions. Frank Herbert creation quality definitions 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. Frank Herbert chords heart song A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe. Frank Herbert flesh water men Enormous problems arise when human mistakes are made on the grand scale available to a superhero... Heroes are painful, superheroes are a catastrophe. The mistakes of superheroes involve too many of us in disaster. Frank Herbert problem hero mistake The day hums sweetly when you have enough bees working for you. Frank Herbert enough bees 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 Frank Herbert wells tolerance limits The past is no farther away than your pillow. Frank Herbert pillow past 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 sink into an assemblage of the self-satisfied. Frank Herbert self want people No more terrible disaster could befall your people than for them to fall into the hands of a Hero. Frank Herbert hero hands fall 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. Frank Herbert justice opportunity believe 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. Frank Herbert real numbers thinking The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future. Frank Herbert shields utopia progress In 1054, the patriarch of Constantinople and the pope excommunicated each other. That was the end of holiness for both churches. Frank Herbert pope holiness church A good companion is one you wouldn't mind dying with. Frank Herbert companion dying mind In my estimation, more misery has been created by reformers than by any other force in human history. Frank Herbert misery force humans When you think you know something: that is a most perfect barrier against learning. Frank Herbert you-think-you-know perfect thinking Argument closes off the doors of the senses. It always masks violence. Continued too long, argument always leads to violence. Frank Herbert violence doors long
