A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TOLKIENFalse hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Your time may come. Do not be too sad, Sam. You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number.
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Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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