Dune: Prophecy Quotes

Just because the leaders are told, it doesn’t mean they’ll use it to good ends. Truth is a tool.

Adversity always lies in the path of advancement. Most would run from it. I would walk through it.

Your mind and body must be within your control. Only then, can you discern the truth.

True strength isn’t always something you see from the outside.[to Albert]

The time to snuff a fire out is when a fool lights a match. Not after your house burns down around you.

The only way to master the unknown is to make it known.

The more influence we gain, the more enemies we make.

The mind can’t be controlled forever, artificial or not.

Ten thousand years before the birth of Paul Atreides, before the universe would know us as the Bene Gesserit, we founded a sisterhood, assigned to the Great Houses to help them sift truth from lies. We created a network of influence throughout the Imperium. But power comes with a price.

Sisterhood above all.

Our misfortunes are the sails that take us to the shores we are meant to be on.[to Valya]

One day, you and the others will learn the art of imprinting. Making an impression so strong, it alters the course of someone’s life. It is an emotional and physical bond that never breaks.[to Theodosia]