I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.
J. R. R. TOLKIENOft hope is born when all is forlorn.
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May the hair on your toes never fall out!
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All’s well that ends better.
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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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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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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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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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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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In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory.
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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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For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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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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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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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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