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| b047119 | There is no alternative to action, and that requires faith. The issue is how we are to mold for ourselves a belief system that is worthy of life. | belief-systems life | Naguib Mahfouz | |
| bd730a0 | These are illusions of popular history which successful religion must promote: Evil men never prosper; only the brave deserve the fair; honesty is the best policy; actions speak louder than words; virtue always triumpths; a good deed is its own rewards; any bad human can be reformed; religious talismans protect one from demon possession; only females understand the ancient mysteries; the rich are doomed to unhappiness | belief-system belief-systems beliefs dune dune-arrakis dune-house-atreides dune-messiah evil evil-men faith falsehood falsehoods good goodness historical historical-perspective history history-of-mankind history-of-thought justice-of-god moral moral-law morality morals religion religion-philosophy religion-spirituality religions religious religious-faith virtue virtues | Frank Herbert |