55+ Inspirational Dune Quotes by Frank Herbert

Dune Spice Quotes

If you like reading books, then you should read "Dune" written by Frank Herbert. There are many powerful words that you can relate to. To give a little courage, we've compiled some of Dune quotes below.

• “A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct. This every sister of the Bene Gesserit knows.”- Frank Herbert, 'Dune

• "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• “It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.”- Piter De Vries, 'Dune'

• "The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel."- Princess Irulan, 'Dune'

• "Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic."

• - Frank Herbert, 'Dune'.

• "Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'.

• “A beginning is a very delicate time.”- Princess Irulan, 'Dune'.

•  "The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "Just as individuals are born, mature, breed, and die, so do societies and civilizations and governments."- Muad'Dib, 'Dune'

• "The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

•  "Just as individuals are born, mature, breed, and die, so do societies and civilizations and governments."- Muad'Dib, 'Dune

• "The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in... And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic... The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man.- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

•  “Irulan shall be my wife, opening the way for an Atreides to take the throne.”- Paul Atreides, 'Dune'

• "Paul... whatever happens, I will love you forever. You are my life. You are my life."- Chani, 'Dune'

• "When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's too late."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

Best Dune Quotes

• “You’ve heard of animals chewing off a leg to escape a trap? There’s an animal kind of trick. A human would remain in the trap, endure the pain, feigning death that he might kill the trapper and remove the threat to his kind.”- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "It's shocking to find how many people do not believe they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "He who controls the spice controls the universe."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "The sleeper must awaken."- Duke Leto Atreides, 'Dune'

• “The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows—a wall against the wind. This is the willow’s purpose.”- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "But all of a man’s water, ultimately, belongs to his people—to his tribe. It’s a necessity when you live near the Great Flat. All water’s precious there, and the human body is composed of some seventy percent water by weight. A dead man, surely, no longer requires that water."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."- Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

• "We Fremen have a saying: 'God created Arrakis to train the faithful.' One cannot go against the word of God."- Paul, 'Dune'

• “Oh Jessica, my beloved concubine. I should have married you.”- Duke Leto Atreides, 'Dune'

• "I'll miss the sea, but a person needs new experiences. They jar something deep inside, allowing him to grow. Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens."- Duke Leto Atreides, 'Dune'

• "Usually, we have worm signs the likes of which even God have never seen."- Stilgar, 'Dune'

• "Let us say, I suggest you may be human. Your awareness may be powerful enough to control your instincts. Your instinct will be to remove your hand from the box. If you do so, you die."- Reverend Mother Mohiam, 'Dune'

• "Remember: Walk without rhythm and we won't attract the worm. It will go to the thumper."- Paul Atreides, 'Dune'

Dune Book Quotes

Frank Herbert's Dune book is less than 500 pages long. Though it's quite long, you can find inspirational quotable passages there. Tripboba has rounded up insightful Dune quotes with page numbers below. These Dune quotes are collected from any source.

• “Polish comes from the cities; wisdom from the desert.” p. 38

• “When one has lived with prophecy for so long, the moment of revelation is a shock.” p. 55

• “O you who know what we suffer here, do not forget us in your prayers.” p. 82

• “The whole theory of warfare is calculated risk.” p. 82

• “We make our own justice. We make it here on Arrakis—win or die.” p. 87

• “We thank you, Stilgar, for the gift of your body’s moisture. We accept it in the spirit with which it is given.” And Idaho spat on the table in front of the Duke. p. 93

• “It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.” pp. 65–66

• “Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere. Climb the mountain just a little bit to test that it’s a mountain. From the top of the mountain, you cannot see the mountain.” p. 69

• “That honorable banner could come to mean many evil things.” p. 105

• “You never talk of likelihoods on Arrakis. You speak only of possibilities.” p. 108

• “The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.” p. 72

• “There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man—with human flesh.” p. 102

• “You see, my climate demands a special attitude towards water. You are aware of water at all times. You waste nothing that contains moisture.” p. 113

• “Bless the Maker and all His Water. Bless the coming and going of Him, May His passing cleanse the world. May He keep the world for his people.” p. 124

• “There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.” p.146

• “Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. We tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us.” p. 154

• “Do not make the error of considering my son a child,” the Duke said. p. 137

• “The human body is composed of some seventy per cent water by weight. A dead man, surely, no longer requires that water.” p. 137

• “Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate.” p. 138

• “There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times to develop psychic muscles.” p. 162

• “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.” p. 373

• “Nothing about religion is simple.” p. 383

• “What you’ll summon for your test is a wild maker, an old man of the desert. You must have proper respect for such a one.” p. 402

• “The universe is full of doors.” p. 474

• “Whether a thought is spoken or not it is a real thing and it has power,” Tuek said. “You might find the line between life and death among the Fremen to be too sharp and quick.” p. 257

• “The highest function of ecology is understanding consequences.” p. 272

• “Remember that we work together. That way we’re certain.” p. 403

• “The eye that looks ahead to the safe course is closed forever.” p. 476

God Emperor of Dune Quotes

To remind you of the story in God Emperor of Dune book, read and share some of the Dune quotes. Hopefully, these Dune quotes can add new insights to your perspective.

• “Most civilization is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. You restrain the will. You regulate the appetites. You fence in the horizons. You make a law for every movement. You deny the existence of chaos. You teach even the children to breathe slowly. You tame.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• "The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria."-Frank Herbert

• “The truth always carries the ambiguity of the words used to express it.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.”

• ― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “It is difficult to live in the present, pointless to live in the future, and impossible to live in the past.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Most men go through life unchallenged, except at the final moment.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune“Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Prisons are needed only to provide the illusion that courts and police are effective. They’re a kind of job insurance.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “There has never been a truly selfless rebel, just hypocrites—conscious hypocrites or unconscious hypocrites, it’s all the same.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “No matter how much we ask after the truth, self-awareness is often unpleasant. We do not feel kindly toward the Truthsayer.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Beware of the truth, gentle Sister. Although much sought after, the truth can be dangerous to the seeker. Myths and reassuring lies are much easier to find and believe. If you find the truth, even a temporary one, it can demand that you make painful changes. Conceal your truths within words. Natural ambiguity will protect you then.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Privilege becomes arrogance. Arrogance promotes injustice. The seeds of ruin blossom.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “History is a constant race between invention and catastrophe. Education helps but it’s never enough. You also must run.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “It has occurred to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Only fools prefer the past!”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “In all of my universe, I have seen no law of nature, unchanging and inexorable. This universe presents only changing relationships which are sometimes seen as laws by short-lived awareness. These fleshy sensoria which we call self are ephemera withering in the blaze of infinity, fleetingly aware of temporary conditions which confine our activities and change as our activities change. If you must label the absolute, use its proper name: Temporary.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Dangers lurk in all systems. Systems incorporate the unexamined beliefs of their creators. Adopt a system, accept its beliefs, and you help strengthen the resistance to change”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Each of us comes into being knowing who he is and what he is supposed to do.' ... 'Small children know,' Leto said. 'It's only after adults have confused them that children hide this knowledge even from themselves.”

• ― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “Military foolishness is ultimately suicidal. They believe that by risking death they pay the price of any violent behavior against enemies of their own choosing. They have the invader mentality, that false sense of freedom from responsibility for your own actions.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

• “I never thought it would be easy to serve God," she said. "I just didn't think it would be this hard.”― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

Quotes from Dune

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Here you will find some of the most memorable God emperors of Dune quotes. You will know more about the writer, Frank Herbet through his wonderful work in the book.

• “The willow submits to the wind and prospers until one day it is many willows—a wall against the wind. This is the willow’s purpose.”- Frank Herbert

• “Not the blood, sir. But all of a man’s water, ultimately, belongs to his people—to his tribe. It’s a necessity when you live near the Great Flat. All water’s precious there, and the human body is composed of some seventy percent water by weight. A dead man, surely, no longer requires that water”- Frank Herbert

• “Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense, But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.”- Frank Herbert

• “Sir, I honor and respect the personal dignity of any man who respects my dignity. I am indeed indebted to you. And I always pay my debts. If it is your custom that this knife remain sheathed here, then it is so ordered—by me. And if there is any other way we may honor the man who died in our service, you have but to name it.”- Frank Herbert

• “When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.”- Frank Herbert

• “He felt an offense against what his mother called his instinct for rightness. It wasn’t that Reverend Mother lied to him. She obviously believed what she said. It was something deeper, something tied to his terrible purpose.”- Frank Herbert

• “The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.”- Frank Herbert

• “Anything outside yourself, this you can see and apply your logic to it. But it’s a human trait that when we encounter personal problems, these things most deeply personal are the most difficult to bring out for our logic to scan. We tend to flounder around, blaming everything but the actual, deep-seated thing that’s really chewing on us.”- Frank Herbert

• “The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.”- Frank Herbert

• “Growth is limited by that necessity which is present in the least amount. And, naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate.”- Frank Herbert

• “Intelligence takes chance with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary.”- Frank Herbert

• “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”- Frank Herbert

• “Unseat Rabban, the Harkonnen beast, and remake our world into a place where we may raise our families on happiness amidst an abundance of water,-- is this our goal?”- Frank Herbert

• “Halleck turned away to hide his emotions. Something burned in his eyes. There was pain in him -- like a blister, all that was left of some lost yesterday that Time had pruned off him. ”- Frank Herbert