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12-30-2007, 06:57 AM
Anyone who has read any of the many Dune novels, and pre-quels knows that one of the highlights of the entire series is the endless quotations that appear at the start of every single chapter of every single book...in no particular order...
Why ask a man who is already lost to lead you? Why then are you surprised if he leads you nowhere?
Duncan Idaho, "A Thousand Lives"
"The best method of attack is to make a quick kill. Always be ready to stike your opponent's jugular. If you want to provide a performance, be a dancer."
Mother Commander Murbella (rally before a troop deployment)
"On a moment's notice a friend can become a competetor, or a dangerous enemy. It is essential to analyze the probabilities at all times to avoid being taken by surprize."
Duncan Idaho, "Mentat Observation"
"We never see the jaws of the hunter closing around us until the fangs draw blood."
Duncan Idaho, "A Thousand Lives"
"The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend. He may hate you as much as any other rival."
Hawat's Strategic Corollary
"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind"
Chief Commandment of the Orange Catholic Bible (OCB) resulting from the Butlerian Jihad
"The populace must think their ruler is a greater man than they, else why should they follow him? Above all a leader must be a showman, giving his people the bread and circuses they require."
Duke Paulus Atreides
"Four things cannot be hidden-- love, smoke, a pillar of fire, and a man striding across the open bled"
Fremen wisdom
"The basic rule is this: Never support weakness; always support strength."
Bene Gesserit Azlar Book "Compilation of Great Secrets"
"It's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire"
Thufir Hawat
"Many inventions have selectively improved particular skills or abilities, emphasizing one aspect or another. But no achievement has ever scratched the complexity or adaptability of the human mind."
Ikbhan's "Treatise on the Mind", Vol. II
"Blindness can take many forms other than the inability to see. Fanatics are often blinded in their thoughts. Leaders are often blinded in their hearts."
Orange Catholic Bible
"History allows us to see the obvious - but unfortunately, not until it is too late."
Prince Raphael Corrino
"Like many culinary delicacies, revenge is a dish best savored slowly, after long and delicate preparation."
Emperor Elrood IX, "Deathbed Insights"
"The haughty do but build castle walls behind which they seek to hide their doubts and fears."
Bene Gesserit axiom
"Some lies are easier to believe than the truth."
Orange Catholic Bible
Why ask a man who is already lost to lead you? Why then are you surprised if he leads you nowhere?
Duncan Idaho, "A Thousand Lives"
"The best method of attack is to make a quick kill. Always be ready to stike your opponent's jugular. If you want to provide a performance, be a dancer."
Mother Commander Murbella (rally before a troop deployment)
"On a moment's notice a friend can become a competetor, or a dangerous enemy. It is essential to analyze the probabilities at all times to avoid being taken by surprize."
Duncan Idaho, "Mentat Observation"
"We never see the jaws of the hunter closing around us until the fangs draw blood."
Duncan Idaho, "A Thousand Lives"
"The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend. He may hate you as much as any other rival."
Hawat's Strategic Corollary
"Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a human mind"
Chief Commandment of the Orange Catholic Bible (OCB) resulting from the Butlerian Jihad
"The populace must think their ruler is a greater man than they, else why should they follow him? Above all a leader must be a showman, giving his people the bread and circuses they require."
Duke Paulus Atreides
"Four things cannot be hidden-- love, smoke, a pillar of fire, and a man striding across the open bled"
Fremen wisdom
"The basic rule is this: Never support weakness; always support strength."
Bene Gesserit Azlar Book "Compilation of Great Secrets"
"It's easier to be terrified by an enemy you admire"
Thufir Hawat
"Many inventions have selectively improved particular skills or abilities, emphasizing one aspect or another. But no achievement has ever scratched the complexity or adaptability of the human mind."
Ikbhan's "Treatise on the Mind", Vol. II
"Blindness can take many forms other than the inability to see. Fanatics are often blinded in their thoughts. Leaders are often blinded in their hearts."
Orange Catholic Bible
"History allows us to see the obvious - but unfortunately, not until it is too late."
Prince Raphael Corrino
"Like many culinary delicacies, revenge is a dish best savored slowly, after long and delicate preparation."
Emperor Elrood IX, "Deathbed Insights"
"The haughty do but build castle walls behind which they seek to hide their doubts and fears."
Bene Gesserit axiom
"Some lies are easier to believe than the truth."
Orange Catholic Bible