The surest way to keep a secret is to make people believe they already know the answer.
Frank HerbertEmpires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual.
Frank HerbertPower attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance.
Frank HerbertArgument closes off the doors of the senses. It always masks violence. Continued too long, argument always leads to violence.
Frank Herbert