

“Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune

“Most civilisation 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.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― 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.”
― God Emperor of Dune
― God Emperor of Dune
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