Dune Messiah (Dune #2)

by Frank Herbert

There exists no separation between gods and men; one blends softly casual into the other. —Proverbs of Muad’Dib

“Reason is the first victim of strong emotion,”

“Listening carefully to the teacher, one acquires an education.”

Truth suffers from too much analysis. —Ancient Fremen Saying

“Genghis … Khan? Was he of the Sardaukar, m’Lord?” “Oh, long before that. He killed … perhaps four million.” “He must’ve had formidable weaponry to kill that many, Sire. Lasbeams, perhaps, or …” “He didn’t kill them himself, Stil. He killed the way I kill, by sending out his legions. There’s another emperor I want you to note in passing—a Hitler. He killed more than six million. Pretty good for those days.” “Killed … by his legions?” Stilgar asked. “Yes.” “Not very impressive statistics, m’Lord.”

I’ve killed sixty-one billion, sterilized ninety planets, completely demoralized five hundred others. I’ve wiped out the followers of forty religions which had existed since—”

I merely had a sudden vision of the Emperor Hitler saying something similar.

Alia studied the steel balls which were his eyes:

“The wise man molds himself—the fool lives only to die.”

Do not compete with what is happening. To compete is to prepare for failure. Do not be trapped by the need to achieve anything. This way, you achieve everything.”