He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIENNever laugh at live dragons.
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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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The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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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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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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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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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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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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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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