Be prepared to appreciate what you meet.
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. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences.
Each man is a little war.
Knowing was a barrier which prevented learning.
The wise man molds himself – the fool lives only to die.
It’s very difficult convincing the young of anything. They’re born knowing so much.
How easy it was to mistake clear reasoning for correct reasoning!
Wild Fremen said it well: “Four things cannot be hidden – love, smoke, a pillar of fire and a man striding across the open bled.
Paradox is a pointer telling you to look beyond it. If paradoxes bother you, that betrays your deep desire for absolutes. The relativist treats a paradox merely as interesting, perhaps amusing or even, dreadful thought, educational.
Some lies are easier to believe than the truth.
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Something cannot emerge from nothing.
Some say,” Scytale said, “that people cling to Imperial leadership because space is infinite. They feel lonely without a unifying symbol. For a lonely people, the Emperor is a definite place. They can turn toward him and say: ‘See, there He is. He makes us one.’ Perhaps religion serves the same purpose, m’Lord.
What the eyes had seen could not be erased.
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent.
To accept a little death is worse than death itself.
There’s no reassuring ceiling over you, Moneo. Only an open sky full of changes. Welcome it. Every sense you possess is an instrument for reacting to change. Does that tell you nothing?
El misterio de la vida no es problema que hay que resolver, sino una realidad que hay que experimentar.
Life produces a different taste each time you take it.
One must always keep the tools of statecraft sharp and ready. Power and fear – sharp and ready.
Fortune passes everywhere.