"The Foundation Trilogy" Quotes
A sprawling epic that follows the rise and fall of a mathematician's plan to save humanity.
science fiction | 679 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Power, once acquired, is seldom relinquished willingly.
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.' But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?
The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought. It is dictated by a rising bureaucracy, a receding initiative, a freezing of caste, a damming of curiosity—a hundred other factors. It has been going on, as I have said, for centuries, and it is too majestic and massive a movement to stop.
The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense.
All the universe cares about is your attitude.
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
