The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events. Frank Herbert More Quotes by Frank Herbert More Quotes From Frank Herbert Love is a very ancient force, which served its purpose in its day but no longer is essential for the survival of the species. Frank Herbert essentials survival love No matter how exotic human civilization becomes, no matter the developments of life and society nor the complexity of the machine/human interface, there always come interludes of lonely power when the course of humankind, the very future of humankind, depends upon the relatively simple actions of single individual. Frank Herbert lonely simple civilization It must certainly be more dangerous to live in ignorance than to live with knowledge. Frank Herbert dangerous ignorance The person who takes the banal and ordinary and illuminates it in a new way can terrify. We do not want our ideas changed. Frank Herbert want ordinary ideas Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Frank Herbert ends The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it. Frank Herbert carrie ambiguity used To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. There'd be reason enough for the invention of free will! A god might wish to escape into sleep and be alive only in the unconscious projections of his dream-creatures. Frank Herbert wish dream sleep What is the son but an extension of the father? Frank Herbert extensions father son You've heard of animals chewing off a leg to escape a trap? There's an animal kind of trick. A human would remain in the trap, endure the pain, feigning death that he might kill the trapper and remove a threat to his kind. Frank Herbert pain animal might If we deny emotion, we lose all touch with our internal universe. Frank Herbert internals deny emotion Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout? Frank Herbert enforcement real law The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we do to each other. Frank Herbert grew-up violence law There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other. Frank Herbert separation god men Why is it that foolishness repeats itself with such monotonous precision? Frank Herbert monotonous repeats precision To see eternity was to be exposed to eternity's whims, oppressed by endless dimensions. Frank Herbert endless dimensions eternity A leader, you see, is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. Frank Herbert leader leadership people When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training. Frank Herbert training differences stranger Balance is what distinguishs a people from a mob. Frank Herbert balance people Infinity? It attracts us like a floodlight in the night. Frank Herbert infinity night Every civilization must contend with an unconscious force which can block, betray, or countermand almost any conscious intention of the collectivity. Frank Herbert block wisdom wise
