Philosophy Quote by Frank Herbert — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and it has power," Tuek said. "You might find the line between life and death among the Fremen to be too sharp and quick.”

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

“The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action.”

“Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.”

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

“Education is no substitute for intelligence.”

“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”

“Islam deals not only with what man must and must not do, but also with what he needs to know. In other words, Islam is both a way of acting and doing things and a way of knowing.”

“we deceive ourselves in thinking that death only follows life whereas it both goes before and will follow after it for where is the difference in not beginning or ceasing to exist the effect of both is not to be”

“To judge a thing that has substance and solid worth is quite easy, to comprehend it is much harder, and to blend judgement and comprehension in a definitive description is the hardest thing of all.”

“Tell them a lie big enough, they'll worship you as a sage. Tell them a truth big enough and they'll mock you.”

“For a game, you don’t need a teacher.”