Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
Major flaw in government arise from a fear of making radical internal changes even though a need is clearly seen.
One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.
A good companion is one you wouldn't mind dying with.
The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC.
All men seek to be enlightened. Religion is but the most ancient and honorable way in which men have striven to make sense out of God's universe. Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness.