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.
J. R. R. TOLKIENLiving by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
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It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
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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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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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You have nice manners for a thief and a liar, said the dragon.
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For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
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Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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I wished to be loved by another,’ [Éowyn] answered. ‘But I desire no man’s pity.
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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles.
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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.
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I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.
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It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.
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