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Never laugh at live dragons.

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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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Break Himself Path Wisdom
His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
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Darkness Forget Grief Heart Himself Teaching Wisdom
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
Never laugh at live dragons.
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Fantasy Laughter Live
In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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Believe Darkness Endurance Myself
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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Darkness Light Yourself
I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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Feeling Myself
I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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Desire Kindness Love Man Myself
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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Fear Himself Man
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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Deserve Myself Philosophy Yourself
You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Fantasy Yourself
And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many.
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Himself Kiss Romantic Sky
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
Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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Fake Heart Hide Talk
False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Danger Fear Hope
Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Death Deserve End Himself Judgement Life Live Wisdom

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