Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAnd then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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What a pity that Bilbo did not stab that vile creature, when he had a chance!’
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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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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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.
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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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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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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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