It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI will not walk backward in life.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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I am he that buries his friends alive and drowns them and draws them alive again from the water. I came from the end of a bag, but no bag went over me.
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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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And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
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It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
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There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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