He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Quote by Frank Herbert

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The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total...

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total...

I cry for those not yet dead.

I cry for those not yet dead.

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or...

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or...

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have...

The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have...

Humans are almost always lonely.

Humans are almost always lonely.

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.

To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably...

To suspect your own mortality is to know the beginning of terror, to learn irrefutably...

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self...

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self...

Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may...

Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may...

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create...

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

If you believe yourself sufficiently hungry, you will eat your own thoughts

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand...

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand...

Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a...

Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a...

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or...

The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or...

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well,...

Most people in big companies are administered, not led. They are treated as personnel, not...

Most people in big companies are administered, not led. They are treated as personnel, not...