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The wise speak only of what they know

J. R. R. Tolkien

You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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Fantasy Yourself
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
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Darkness Light Yourself
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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Himself Myself Path See Walk
False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
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Danger Fear Hope
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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Food Gold Happiness Value World
Courage is found in unlikely places.
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Courage Place
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
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Animal Death Voice Wings
I want to be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.
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Growth Healing Love Myself
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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Alone Memories Old Pay Wife Wisdom
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
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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Death Horror Spiritual Time
It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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Art Enemy Goodness Sick
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.
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Break Light Power Wake Up
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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Advice Danger Deep Gift Wisdom
All’s well that ends better.
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End One Liner
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Healing Philosophy Revenge

The wise speak only of what they know

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