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The road goes ever on and on

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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Danger Fear Hope
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Healing Philosophy Revenge
I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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Choice Myself
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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Decision Inspirational Time
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Art Enemy Goodness Sick
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Anger Fantasy Quick
But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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Darkness End Hope
The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
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Darkness Greatness Grief Growth Love Place World
I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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Habit Myself Old Present Talk Wisdom
I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
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Love Myself Philosophy Warrior Weapon
The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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Goodness Hope Quite Worry
All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not wrecked by the frost.
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Gold Lost Old Philosophy Strong
How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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Judgement Man Time
The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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Philosophy World Yourself
All’s well that ends better.
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End One Liner
What does your heart tell you?
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Heart Talk Yourself

The road goes ever on and on

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