Dune

"Survival does not require perfection, only will."

"Men thirst for power as plants thirst for water."

"The person who can properly define their morality can conquer anything."

"Gravity wells and empty space have taught us that the universe bends to will."

"Even the smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."

"Those who attempt to blind themselves to the future lose the past."

"The building of an empire is violence. The restraint is the miracle."

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace."

"I am not of this place, yet I belong here utterly."

"The people of Arrakis inflict the harshest judgments on themselves."

"No law, no treaty is stronger than the fear of losing the spice."

"Dune teaches patience to a man; she tests him and he learns or dies."

"To know is to have power over."

"You do not beg the sun for mercy."

"I am the law. I am the emperor."

"He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing."

"In the desert, all hierarchies collapse"

"Those who seek control lose it"

"We must adapt or perish"

"Tradition is the illusion of permanence"

"The price of knowledge is always paid in blood"

"I am chosen by the universe"

"The weapon of the mind is mightier"

"All things have their season"

"Understanding precedes action"

"The greatest achievement is simplicity"

"Power corrupts the best of intentions"

"The maker and the making"

"You must learn to distinguish necessity from desire"

"There is no freedom in certainty"