J. R. R. Tolkien on doubt
J. R. R. Tolkien96 quotes“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years, the ring passed out of all knowledge.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Yes, I am here. And you are lucky to be here too after all the absurd things you’ve done since you left home.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Short cuts make long delays.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Where there’s life there’s hope.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien 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.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien
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