Foundation

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

"I serve the Foundation as I see fit"

"Men are not machines and cannot be treated as such"

"The real problem of the Foundation is its survival"

"The Foundation will endure because its people believe in it"

"I do not believe in the supposed divinity of the Galactic Empire"

"Psychohistory deals with mobs and populations, never with individuals"

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

"The weight of responsibility grows with knowledge"

"The universe operates according to immutable laws"

"Every action has consequences that ripple through time"

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

"In the long run, the mathematical nature of the universe cannot be denied"

"The laws of psychohistory are statistical in nature"

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"

"Wisdom lies in seeing what others cannot"

"Destiny is not predetermined but probabilistic"

"Necessity drives innovation"

"The future depends on present decisions"

"Knowledge without judgment is dangerous"

"Truth remains truth regardless of popular opinion"

"All power is ultimately derived from consent of those governed"

"The crisis itself creates the opportunity for solution"

"Tradition chains progress"

"Understanding precedes all meaningful action"

"Civilizations rise and fall according to predictable patterns"

"Power without wisdom is tyranny"

"Isolated knowledge is sterile without application"

"In the long run, the truth will out"

"To understand the present, one must first understand the past"