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

Quote by Frank Herbert

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Humans are almost always lonely.

Humans are almost always lonely.

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

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

I cry for those not yet dead.

I cry for those not yet dead.

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

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

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...

Something cannot emerge from nothing.

Something cannot emerge from nothing.

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

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

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

Truth suffers from too much analysis.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

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

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

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

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...

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.

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...

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...

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst...

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst...

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...

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.

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of...

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of...