But in the end it’s only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass.
J. R. R. TOLKIENAll 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 will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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All’s well that ends better.
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I am in fact, a hobbit in all but size
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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 the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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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.
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I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge.
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How shall a man judge what to do in such times?’
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May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.
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I am the friend of bears and the guest of eagles. I am Ringwinner and Luckwearer; and I am Barrel-rider.
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You can only come to the morning through the shadows.
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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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