Many have marked the speed with which Muad’Dib learned the necessities of Arrakis.
Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife - chopping off what's incomplete and saying: 'Now, it's complete because it's ended here.'
Church and State, scientific reason and faith, the individual and his community, even progress and tradition—all of these can be reconciled in the teachings of Muad’Dib.
Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate.
I don't want to be part of history, I just want to be loved...
What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises—no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.
You know the myth of the Great Spice Hoard? Yes, I know about that story, too.
This is the awe-inspiring universe of magic: There are no atoms, only waves and motions all around.
The pattern of monarchies and similar systems has a message of value for all political forms. My memories assure me that governments of any kind could profit from this message.
Answers are a perilous grip on the universe. They can appear sensible yet explain nothing.
