Today Quotes
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All that is gold does not glitter; not all those that wander are lost.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring, 1954
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.J. R. R. Tolkien
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbits are just rustic English people, made small in size because it reflects the generally small reach of their imagination.J. R. R. Tolkien
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence.J. R. R. Tolkien
Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.J. R. R. Tolkien
Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost certainly (in a more perfect world, or even with a little more care in this very imperfect one) both partners might be found more suitable mates. But the real soul-mate is the one you are actually married to.J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941
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 justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends.J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord Of the Rings, Book Four, Chapter One
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly behooves any of us
To talk about the rest of us.Edward Wallis Hoch, Marion (Kansas) Record
Evil to him who evil thinks.
(Honi Soit Qui Mal Pense)King Edward the Third, Motto of the order of the Garter