By Frank Herbert
A popular man arouses the jealousy of the popular
Watching is one thing, the basic ingredient is another
I must not fear, fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit to pass over me and through me. And when it has passed I will turn the inner eye to see it’s path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Hope clouds observation
Shield your son too much and he’ll never grow strong enough to fulfill any destiny
The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows - a wall against the wind
A world is held up by 4 things: the learning of the wise, the Justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.
Everyday I learn something new to fear
The proximity of desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence, on that path lies danger
Is it possible that always being exposed to great danger, he merely misjudged a changed in its intensity
Power and fear, the tools of the state
You never speak of likelihoods here on arrakis, only of possibilities
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth making imagination of human kind. The person who experience greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him and he must have a strong sense for the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretentions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.
The least favorite condition controls the growth rate
We have the ability to assess everything with logic except that which are personal
The duke could be destroyed as quickly by his friends as by his enemies
Be prepared to appreciate what you meet
Respect for the truth is the basis of all morality