Hari Seldon

Character in Foundation From: Foundation

Mathematician and founder of psychohistory; primary visionary character

135 quotes

"The mind is the ultimate frontier"
Imagination
"The Foundation exists to preserve knowledge through the coming dark age"
Knowledge
"Psychohistory is the science of human behavior"
Science
"Time is the greatest teacher of all"
Time
"Knowledge is the greatest weapon."
Education
"History repeats itself to those who ignore its lessons."
History
"Civilization rests on the transmission of knowledge."
Education
"Hope is the fuel of civilization."
Hope
"Psychohistory is the study of the reactions of human conglomerates to fixed social and economic stimuli"
Science
"The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics"
History
"The greatest powers come from the application of understanding"
Strength
"A mathematician's life is the most satisfying possible"
Education
"The Empire's decline cannot be prevented, only guided"
Change
"A mind without imagination is like a body without strength"
Creativity
"The future is a construct of probabilities"
Science
"The Galaxy must eventually stabilize under a unified rule"
Philosophy
"A single individual can change the course of history"
Inspiration
"Those who understand the past can shape the future"
Wisdom
"The mechanics of history are inexorable"
"Psychohistory is the science of human behavior reduced to mathematical equations"
Science
"The future is not fixed; it is probabilistic"
Knowledge
"Scientific truth is objective and unchanging"
Truth
"The greatest power lies in understanding human nature"
Power
"Imagination is more valuable than facts"
Imagination
"Psychohistory predicts the inevitable"
Science
"Empires rise and fall by the laws of psychohistory"
Power
"The universe operates by immutable laws"
Science
"The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics"
History
"The four kingdoms don't share the same concerns as we do"
Politics
"The question that is always raised is: Can a single human being be right against the world?"
Truth