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Frank Herbert
 
Date of birth: 08 October 1920
Date of death: 11 February 1986
Country Of Origin: America
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    Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. He is best known for the novel Dune (novel), and the five other novels in the series that followed it. The Dune saga dealt with themes such as human survival and evolution, ecology, and the intersection of religion, politics, and power (sociology), and is widely considered to be one of the classics in the field .... (More...)
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" Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test it's a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain. "

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" Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker. "

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

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" How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him. "

Frank Herbert
" If you think of yourselves as helpless and ineffectual, it is certain that you will create a despotic government to be your master. The wise despot, therefore, maintains among his subjects a popular sense that they are helpless and ineffectual. "

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

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" It is shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult. Muad'Dib knew that every experience carries its lesson. "

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" Kindness is the beginning of cruelty. "

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" Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future. "

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

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

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" Something cannot emerge from nothing. "

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

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

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