He was kindhearted, in a way. You know the sort of kind heart: it made him uncomfortable more often than it made him do anything; and even when he did anything, it did not prevent him from grumbling, losing his temper and swearing (mostly to himself).

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tags: heart swearing temper good-intentions kind grumbling kindheartedness leaf-by-niggle



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The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tags: praise glory-of-god the-purpose-of-life



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till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a turning-point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; certainly, it did not seem of any use at the moment.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tags: epic



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Sein Zorn war unbeschreiblich - ein Zorn, wie man ihn nur bei reichen Leuten erleben kann, die mehr haben, als sie brauchen, und plötzlich etwas verlieren, das sie schon lange besitzen, aber noch nie benutzt oder benötigt haben.

J.R.R. Tolkien


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Clothes are of but little loss, if you escape from drowning.

J.R.R. Tolkien


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Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tags: war courage hope gandalf



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At last reluctantly Gandalf himself took a hand. Picking up a faggot he held it aloft for a moment, and then with a word of command, naur an edraith ammen! he thrust the end of his staff into the midst of it.

J.R.R. Tolkien


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It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: some one has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.

J.R.R. Tolkien

Tags: lord-of-the-rings j-r-r-tolkien frodo-baggins samwise-gamgee return-of-the-king



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Step onto the road and there’s no telling where you might be swept off to.

J.R.R. Tolkien


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When evening in the Shire was grey
his footsteps on the Hill were heard;
before the dawn he went away
on journey long without a word

J.R.R. Tolkien


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