Foundation

"Peace comes from understanding, not domination"

"Technology without ethics is catastrophe"

"Patience is not weakness but strategy"

"Power without knowledge is merely destruction"

"The past informs the future, but does not determine it"

"To rule men, you must understand them"

"The future is not written; it is merely probable"

"A person is smart. People are dumb"

"Knowledge itself is power, but only when wielded with purpose"

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it"

"Patience is the virtue of the wise"

"Truth cannot be suppressed forever"

"A leader must see beyond the present moment"

"Education is the foundation of civilization"

"Progress requires sacrifice"

"Fear is the tool of tyranny"

"The greatest power lies not in force, but in understanding"

"The laws of psychohistory are as certain as the laws of physics"

"To succeed, planning is essential"

"Kingdoms fall, but the Foundation will rise"

"The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought"

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

"Belief becomes reality when enough minds accept it as truth"

"Those who would rule must first understand that they are ruled by forces beyond their control"

"The mind of man is his true frontier, not the stars themselves"

"Fear is the weapon of those who have already lost"

"The preservation of knowledge is the greatest duty of any civilization"

"Time itself becomes an ally to those who understand its nature"

"The Foundation's greatest weapon is the belief in its own destiny"