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

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

“Education is no substitute for intelligence.”

“The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.”

“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.”

“To be a god can ultimately become boring and degrading. There'd be reason enough for the invention of free will! A god might wish to escape into sleep and be alive only in the unconscious projections of his dream-creatures.”

“A stone is heavy and the sand is weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.”

“True love isn't something you seek. It's something you remember.”

“In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.”

“The most dangerous man is not the one who hates you, but the one who has realized you are no longer a threat.”

“I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world.”

“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”

“Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind. There are many who will strive to defend its sanctity and then expect you to be impressed with their efforts.”