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Freedom to vs freedom from

Move slowly in the day of your revenge. speed is a device of Shaitan. cool your sorrow we have the diversion s for it; three things there are that ease the heart— water, green grass, and the beauty of woman

Whether a thought is spoken or not, it is a real thing, and it has power

One does not risk everything to settle a score prematurely

I will give you my fathers answer to those who act without thinking: a stone is heavy and the sand is weighty, but a fool’s wreath is heavier than them both

Whatever has been done to me, I’ve been a party to it

It occurred to her that mercy was the ability to stop, if only for a moment. there was no mercy were there could be no stopping.

"Never obliterate a man unthinkingly, the way an entire fief might do it through some due process of law. Always do it for an our riding purpose—and know your purpose!"

Let us never deceive ourselves...
The truth is a powerful weapon.

Law is the ultimate science

My father once told me that respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. "Something cannot emerge from nothing," he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable "the truth" can be.

They say: 'Be prepared to appreciate what you meet’.

The mind goes on working no matter how we try to hold it back

"Parting with people is a sadnes, a place is only a place."

Mood's a thing for cattle or for making love. You fight when the need arises, no matter your mood.

"Power's a two-edged sword, Thufir," she said. "You think: How easy for her to shape a human tool to thrust into an enemy's vitals.? True, Thufir; even into your vitals. Yet, what would I accomplish? If enough of us Bene Ges-serit did this, wouldn't it make all Bene Gesserit suspect? We don't want that, Thufir. We do not wish to destroy ourselves." She nodded. “We truly exist only to serve."

"Humans be best when each has his own place, when each knows where he belongs in the scheme of things. Destroy the place and destroy the person…”

There is no escape — we pay for the violence of our ancestors

"When strangers meet, great allowance should be made for differences of custom and training."

"There's too much violence. It makes me sick. And lots of times no offense is meant, but people die anyway. It doesn't make sense."

"In our society, people shouldn't be quick to take offense. It's frequently suicidal."

"Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount. And, naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate."

The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.

Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions.

Power and fear. The tools of statecraft.

There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man--with human flesh.

“The whole theory of warfare is calculated risk," the
Duke said, "but when it comes to risking your own family, the element of calculation gets submerged in…other things."

To sow distrust and suspicion in our ranks to weaken us that way

The proximity of a desirable thing temps one to overindulgence on that path less danger