Flavius David

“Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.”
― Phaedrus

“Hope clouds observation.”
― Frank Herbert, Dune

“One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought, for the dominion I should acquire and transmit over the elemental foes of our race.”
― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

“Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.”
― Frank Herbert