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. TOLKIENHe that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
More J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes
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A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
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It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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Don’t go where I can’t follow!
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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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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.
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I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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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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A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.
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In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure.
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There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.
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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!
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It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
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