"Truth suffers from too much analysis."
This quote forms the life philosophy for several characters in the novel, as well as author Frank Herbert's philosophy. The truth, which is sometimes inconvenient and too often discussed and analyzed, is affected by forces across the world who are more interested in analyzing the truth than they are in telling it. The truth, in other words, is simple and should be easy to digest.
"Empires do not suffer emptiness of purpose at the time of their creation. It is when they have become established that aims are lost and replaced by vague ritual."
When empires are created, they invariably have a singular, guiding vision that gives their leaders and their people a reason to live and a purpose in their lives. However, as an empire grows, the focus of that empire becomes lost over time. Leaders and the citizens of the empire's sense of purpose quickly become transformed into vague, meaningless rituals which confuse them and make the empire much weaker in many ways. Empires, in other words, become unhealthy and eventually die because of the people.
"If you need something to worship, then worship life - all life, every last crawling bit of it! We're all in this beauty together!"
This quote is a warning to the characters within Dune Messiah. Instead of worshiping a God or some other kind of religion, the narrator argues that people should worship life. They should cherish the lives of those around them, honor their own lives, and worship life in every form. Life, the narrator says, is beautiful. And it should be celebrated above all else.
