Then Merry heard of all sounds in that hour the strangest. It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. But no living man am I!
J. R. R. TOLKIENFor 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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I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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Fair speech may hide a foul heart.
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Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
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Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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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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Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you.
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But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
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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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And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.
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Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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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.
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Sorry! I don’t want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea -any time you like! Why not tomorrow? Good bye!
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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.
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
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It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
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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.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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The whole thing is quite hopeless, so it’s no good worrying about tomorrow. It probably won’t come.
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