J.R.R. Tolkien
In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.
In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
Many that live deserve death. And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then be not too eager to deal out death in the name of…
The wise speak only of what they know.
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.
It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish.
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.