Dune Quotes
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An unofficial bot that spits out a random curated #quote from Frank Herbert's six #Dune books, even though spit is a terrible waste of water.
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By: @jasonweiser.com
To use raw power is to make yourself infinitely vulnerable to greater power
February 15, 2026 at 6:45 AM
To use raw power is to make yourself infinitely vulnerable to greater power
Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.
February 15, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.
One of the most terrible moments in a boy's life ... is when he discovers his father and mother are human beings who share a love that he can never quite taste. It's a loss, an awakening to the fact that the world is there and here and we are in it alone.
February 14, 2026 at 7:30 PM
One of the most terrible moments in a boy's life ... is when he discovers his father and mother are human beings who share a love that he can never quite taste. It's a loss, an awakening to the fact that the world is there and here and we are in it alone.
Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences.
Many things we do naturally become difficult only when we try to make them intellectual subjects. It is possible to know so much about a subject that you become totally ignorant.
February 14, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Many things we do naturally become difficult only when we try to make them intellectual subjects. It is possible to know so much about a subject that you become totally ignorant.
Paradox is a pointer telling you to look beyond it. If paradoxes bother you, that betrays your deep desire for absolutes.
February 14, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Paradox is a pointer telling you to look beyond it. If paradoxes bother you, that betrays your deep desire for absolutes.
Ultimately all things are known because you want to believe you know.
February 13, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Ultimately all things are known because you want to believe you know.
"What's in the box?" "Pain."
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"What's in the box?" "Pain."
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.
February 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.
Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms.
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms.
How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 PM
How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. The real universe is always one step beyond logic
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. The real universe is always one step beyond logic
The defiling of a god is an ancient human tradition. Why should I be an exception?
February 12, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The defiling of a god is an ancient human tradition. Why should I be an exception?
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
February 12, 2026 at 1:00 AM
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
"When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed."
February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed."
The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The way the mind will lean under stress is strongly influenced by training.
There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.
February 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.
Consider the relationship between faith and power. Are they mutually exclusive when each depends upon the other?
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Consider the relationship between faith and power. Are they mutually exclusive when each depends upon the other?
When you think you know something, that is the most perfect barrier against learning.
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
When you think you know something, that is the most perfect barrier against learning.
A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.
If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.
February 10, 2026 at 6:45 AM
If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.
Sometimes, the supremely rich did become depraved. That came from believing that money could buy anything and everything.
February 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Sometimes, the supremely rich did become depraved. That came from believing that money could buy anything and everything.
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never persistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind.
February 9, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never persistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind.
Laws to suppress tend to strengthen what they would prohibit
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Laws to suppress tend to strengthen what they would prohibit
I never thought it would be easy to serve God. I just didn't think it would be this hard.
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
I never thought it would be easy to serve God. I just didn't think it would be this hard.