Dune Messiah

“The greatest palatinate earl and the lowliest stipendiary serf share the same problem. You cannot hire a mentat or any other intellect to solve it for you. There’s no writ of inquest or calling of witnesses to provide answers. No servant—or disciple—can dress the wound. You dress it yourself or continue bleeding for all to see.”

told him that to endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe.”

There are problems in this universe for which there are no answers,

Reason is the first victim of strong emotion

Didn't the clown always appeal to cruelty?

bid for favor with my brother?"

The wise man molds himself - the fool lives only to die."

The Bene Gesserit had seen to that by manipulating Atreides ancestry.

Eventually, they lose touch with reality... and fall."

poor choice of words