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141 " He was aware now of many things—of statecraft and profound consequences in the smallest decisions. Yet he felt this knowledge and subtlety as a thin veneer covering an iron core of simpler, more deterministic awareness. And that older core called out to him, pleaded with him for a return to cleaner values. "
― Frank Herbert , Children of Dune (Dune, #3)
142 " The Universe is God’s. It is one thing, a wholeness against which all separations may be identified. Transient life, even that self-aware and reasoning life which we call sentient, holds only fragile trusteeship on any portion of the wholeness. "
143 " Irreverence is a most necessary ingredient of religion,” Leto said. “Not to speak of its importance in philosophy. Irreverence is the only way left to us for testing our universe. "
144 " to know the future absolutely is to be trapped into that future absolutely. It collapses time. Present becomes future. I require more freedom than that.” Jessica "
145 " When your actions describe a system of evil consequences, you should be judged by those consequences and not by your explanations. "
146 " The first supplicant for the morning audience was a Kadeshian troubadour, "
147 " Non devo aver paura. La paura uccide la mente. La paura è la piccola morte che porta alla distruzione totale. Affronterò la mia paura. Farò che scivoli sopra di me, che passi attraverso me. E quando sarà passata, il mio occhio interiore scruterà il suo sentiero. Ma dov’è andata la paura non ci sarà nulla. Io soltanto ci sarò. Io, e nient’altro. "
148 " The sandy juice of his fears could not be avoided. "
149 " These are illusions of popular history which a successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumphs; a good deed is its own reward; any bad human can be reformed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness . . . "
150 " Have you noticed, Stil, how beautiful the young women are this year? "
151 " If you believe certain words, you believe their hidden arguments. When you believe something is right or wrong, true or false, you believe the assumptions in the words which express the arguments. Such assumptions are often full of holes, but remain most precious to the convinced. —THE OPEN-ENDED PROOF FROM THE PANOPLIA PROPHETICA "
152 " Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma. "
153 " Government and religion united, and breaking a law became sin. A smell of blasphemy arose like smoke around any questioning of governmental edicts. The guilt of rebellion invoked hellfire and self-righteous judgments. Yet it was men who created these governmental edicts. "
154 " Özgürlük bir yalnızlık halidir. "
155 " Fedaykin,” Jessica said, reminding him of his old service to her family, “we who have been scorched know how to stand back to back. "
156 " Choose a good worm,” she said, giving him the Fremen words of parting "
157 " Sen Caladan'ı sevdinYitik hükümdarının yasını tuttun...Ama ıstırap öğretti kiSilemez yeni âşıklarEbedi hayaletleri. "
158 " Most deadly errors arise from obsolete assumptions, "
159 " O conhecimento é uma aventura interminável na borda da incerteza. "
160 " You have defiled my honor!” Stilgar cried. “This is neutral—” “Shut up!” Idaho glared at the shocked Naib. “You wear a collar, Stilgar! ” It was one of the three most deadly insults which could be directed at a Fremen. Stilgar’s face went pale. “You are a servant,” Idaho said. “You’ve sold Fremen for their water.” This was the second most deadly insult, the one which had destroyed the original Jacurutu. "