His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAdvice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
-
-
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Don’t go where I can’t follow!
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
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!
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
End? No, the journey doesn’t end here. Death is just another path. One that we all must take.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
Courage is found in unlikely places.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
False hopes are more dangerous than fears.
J. 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. TOLKIEN -
Then something Tookish woke up inside him, and he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves, and wear a sword instead of a walking-stick.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN -
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.
J. R. R. TOLKIEN