To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be. Frank Herbert More Quotes by Frank Herbert More Quotes From Frank Herbert 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 What are you, child, that you need time to learn about yourself? Frank Herbert about-yourself children needs Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount. Frank Herbert amount growth Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations. Frank Herbert crush individuality balance The young reed dies so easily. Beginnings are times of great peril. Frank Herbert reeds peril young The whole universe sat there, open to the man who could make the right Frank Herbert he-man decision men Atrocity is recognized as such by victim and predator alike, by all who learn about it at whatever remove. Atrocity has no excuses, no mitigating argument. Atrocity never balances or rectifies the past. Atrocity merely arms the future for more atrocity. It is self-perpetuating upon itself - a barbarous form of incest. Whoever commits atrocity also commits those future atrocities thus bred. Frank Herbert atrocities-committed self past There's an unwritten compact between you and the reader. If someone enters a bookstore and sets down hard earned money (energy) for your book, you owe that person some entertainment and as much more as you can give. Frank Herbert entertainment giving book There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. Frank Herbert government powerful judging Unfortunately most criticism is by poseurs. They use their comments about someone else's work as a platform on which to strike poses. What they're really saying is: "Look at me! Look at me!" Frank Herbert criticism use looks Is evolution just another name for God? Frank Herbert evolution names the meeting between ignorance and knowledge, between brutality and culture - it begins in the dignity with which we treat the dead Frank Herbert brutality ignorance culture One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is. Frank Herbert revolution understanding home Most men go through life unchallenged, except at the final moment. Frank Herbert finals moments men What does a mirror look at? Frank Herbert mirrors doe looks I am not the river I am the net. Frank Herbert wisdom rivers There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover. Frank Herbert constitution limits There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers. Nothing. Nothing can be done. Frank Herbert problem done answers Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker. Frank Herbert allies stronger enemy Absolute prediction is completion . . . is death! Frank Herbert completion absolutes predictions
