Frank Herbert

Writer

United States

1920 - 1986

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One of the best things to come out of the home computer revolution could be the general and widespread understanding of how severely limited logic really is.
Frank Herbert
The stakes in conflict do not change. Battle determines who will control the wealth or its equivalent.
Frank Herbert
The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.
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Wealth is a tool of freedom, but the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.
Frank Herbert
Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.
Frank Herbert
The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian.
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What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
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To attempt seeing Truth without knowing Falsehood. It is the attempt to see the Light without knowing the Darkness. It cannot be.
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The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.
Frank Herbert
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
Frank Herbert