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Education is no substitute for intelligence.

Frank Herbert

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Frank Herbert
Age: 65 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 8
Died: 1986
Died: February 11
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Frank Patrick Herbert
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When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed. Be cautious.
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Killing with the point lacks artistry, but don't let that hold your hand when the opening presents itself.
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Most lives are a flight from selfhood. Most prefer the truths of the stable. You stick your head into the stanchions and munch contentedly until you die. Others use you for their purposes. Not once do you look outside the stable to lift your head and be your own creature.
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