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
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By: @jasonweiser.com
the proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence.
January 25, 2026 at 7:30 PM
the proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence.
"Here I am and here I remain"
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"Here I am and here I remain"
Juries are not popular with legalists. Juries oppose the law. They can ignore judges.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Juries are not popular with legalists. Juries oppose the law. They can ignore judges.
Be prepared to appreciate what you meet.
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Be prepared to appreciate what you meet.
Remember that there exists a certain malevolence about the formation of any social order. It is the struggle for existence by an artificial entity. Despotism and slavery hover at the edges. Many injuries occur and, thus, the need for laws.
January 24, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Remember that there exists a certain malevolence about the formation of any social order. It is the struggle for existence by an artificial entity. Despotism and slavery hover at the edges. Many injuries occur and, thus, the need for laws.
All comprehension is temporary.
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
All comprehension is temporary.
There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.
January 24, 2026 at 6:45 AM
There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.
To use raw power is to make yourself infinitely vulnerable to greater power
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM
To use raw power is to make yourself infinitely vulnerable to greater power
There was a man so wise, \ He jumped into \ A sandy place \ And burnt out both his eyes! \ And when he knew his eyes were gone, \ He offered no complaint. \ He summoned up a vision \ And made himself a saint. —Children's Verse
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
There was a man so wise, \ He jumped into \ A sandy place \ And burnt out both his eyes! \ And when he knew his eyes were gone, \ He offered no complaint. \ He summoned up a vision \ And made himself a saint. —Children's Verse
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Something cannot emerge from nothing.
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. Something cannot emerge from nothing.
You can't draw neat lines around planet-wide problems. Planetology is a cut-and-fit science.
January 23, 2026 at 6:45 AM
You can't draw neat lines around planet-wide problems. Planetology is a cut-and-fit science.
Arrakis could be an Eden if its rulers would look up from grubbing for spice!
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Arrakis could be an Eden if its rulers would look up from grubbing for spice!
Codes and manuals create patterned behavior. All patterned behavior tends to go unquestioned, gathering destructive momentum.
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Codes and manuals create patterned behavior. All patterned behavior tends to go unquestioned, gathering destructive momentum.
Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout?
January 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Law always chooses sides on the basis of enforcement power. Morality and legal niceties have little to do with it when the real question is: Who has the clout?
Reason is the first victim of strong emotion.
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Reason is the first victim of strong emotion.
What you of the CHOAM directorate seem unable to understand is that you seldom find real loyalties in commerce. When did you last hear of a clerk giving his life for the company? Perhaps your deficiency rests in the false assumption that you can order men to cooperate.
January 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
What you of the CHOAM directorate seem unable to understand is that you seldom find real loyalties in commerce. When did you last hear of a clerk giving his life for the company? Perhaps your deficiency rests in the false assumption that you can order men to cooperate.
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;
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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;
The man without emotions is the one to fear.
January 21, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The man without emotions is the one to fear.
The true warrior often understands his enemy better than he understands his friends.
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The true warrior often understands his enemy better than he understands his friends.
If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 PM
If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.
And that day dawned when Arrakis lay at the hub of the universe with the wheel poised to spin.
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
And that day dawned when Arrakis lay at the hub of the universe with the wheel poised to spin.
Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man's mind.
January 20, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Thou shalt not make a machine in the likeness of a man's mind.
"I hold at your neck the gom jabbar," she said. "The gom jabbar, the high-handed enemy. It's a needle with a drop of poison on its tip. Ah-ah! Don't pull away or you'll feel that poison."
January 20, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"I hold at your neck the gom jabbar," she said. "The gom jabbar, the high-handed enemy. It's a needle with a drop of poison on its tip. Ah-ah! Don't pull away or you'll feel that poison."
Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery.
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery.
Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Experts and specialists lead you quickly into chaos. They are a source of useless nit-picking, the ferocious quibble over a comma.