There's no secret to balance. You just have to feel the waves.

Frank Herbert

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Topic

Balance Flexibility Adaptability Waves

Speaker

Darwi Odrade

Author

Frank Herbert

Source

Chapterhouse: Dune

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Advice Zen koan

Language

English

Time

1985 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Herbert, Frank. Chapterhouse: Dune. Putnam, 1985.

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Medium
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English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?" National Interest, summer 1989.

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E.T. Phone home.

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Genre
Science fiction (film) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
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Be like a headland of rock on which the waves break incessantly: but it stands fast and around it the seething of the waters sinks to rest.

Marcus Aurelius

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Steadfastness Dependability Inner strength Courage

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Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 4.

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Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 4.