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. TOLKIENFrom 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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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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Deserves it! I daresay he does. 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. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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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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He found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.
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The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.
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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their endings.
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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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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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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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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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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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