J. R. R. Tolkien on faith
J. R. R. Tolkien96 quotes“Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.”
More from J. R. R. Tolkien
I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on on the story.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Even the smallest person can change the course of the future
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien 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.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien 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. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien I will not walk backward in life.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien The wise speak only of what they know
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien
Original quotes
From our community writers
How strange that our hearts heal from the same thing that broke it -love.
Cailin HargreavesCailin Hargreaves The peak of intensity is numbness not emotionless.
Anamika GargAnamika Garg She is everything and nothing at all.
Ava NicoleAva Nicole She built her castle at rock bottom.
Harriet SelinaHarriet Selina Keep growing into yourself.
Sophia JoanSophia Joan They tell you to be grateful for what you have. But you are also allowed to be sad for what you have lost.
Sabina LauraSabina Laura what the sky is to a bird is like a dream for a dreamer.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman The Red Rose on my grave shows once I was in love.
Moses AlexanderMoses Alexander
Meet the writers
More on faith
Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.
Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.
Blaise PascalBlaise Pascal We live by faith. We love by faith.
Beth MooreBeth Moore Faith is not believing in my own unshakable belief. Faith is believing an unshakable God when everything in me trembles and quakes.
Beth MooreBeth Moore To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith.
Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon Faith is like radar that sees through the fog.
Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom It is not about never doubting, it is about coming out on the other side with twice the faith you had going into your doubt.
Beth MooreBeth Moore Unbelief will destroy the best of us; faith will save the worst of us.
Charles SpurgeonCharles Spurgeon
Keep exploring
More Writer
