Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.

Quote by Frank Herbert

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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 think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will...

I cry for those not yet dead.

I cry for those not yet dead.

One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be...

One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be...

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.

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...

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...

There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors.

There is no escape - we pay for the violence of our ancestors.

Something cannot emerge from nothing.

Something cannot emerge from nothing.

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...

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to...

Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to...

What do you despise? By this are you truly known.

What do you despise? By this are you truly known.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

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

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

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...

When politics and religion are intermingled, a people is suffused with a sense of invulnerability,...

To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light...

To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light...

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

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

The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver...

The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver...

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

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...