“When strangers meet, great allowances should be made for differences in custom and training.”
More from Frank Herbert on Wisdom
“This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery.”
“You can not go on forever stealing what you need without regard to those who come after.”
“Highly organized research is guaranteed to produce nothing new.”
“I warn you that ignorance thrives on hysteria.”
“Don't sit with your back to any doors.”
“You must teach me the way you thrust your worries aside and turn to practical matters.”
“A killer with the manners of a rabbit - this is the most dangerous kind.”
“One uses power by grasping it lightly. To grasp too strongly is to be taken over by power, and thus to become its victim.”
“The hunter does not seek dead game.”
“A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”