He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIENI am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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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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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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The way is shut. It was made by those who are Dead, and the Dead keep it, until the time comes. The way is shut.
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All’s well that ends better.
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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The wise speak only of what they know
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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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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