"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

29 June 2016

Art.


“Grave this on your memory, lad: a world is supported by four things,” she held up four big-knuckled fingers.  “The learning of the wise, the justice of the great, the prayers of the righteous, and the valor of the brave. But all of these things are as nothing,” she closed her fingers into a fist, “without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. Make that the science of your tradition!”

Frank Herbert, Dune

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