A quote by J.R.R. Tolkien (2024)

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“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost

“His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.” “Not all those who wander are lost.” “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

“You shall not pass!” — Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

“You shall not pass!” Definitely one of the most quoted lines from the entire saga, Gandalf's epic defiance of the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dûm became unforgettable with the release of the very first movie trailer.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. So do all that live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. it is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

...a perfect house, whether you like food or sleep or story-telling or singing, or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. ' Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear, and sadness.

J.R.R. Tolkien (born January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, South Africa—died September 2, 1973, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) was an English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children's book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

Quote by J.R.R Tolkien: “It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life.”

I thought all the trees were whispering to each other, passing news and plots along in an unintelligible language; and the branches swayed and groped without any wind. They do say the trees do actually move, and can surround strangers and hem them.

“Courage is found in unlikely places,' said Gildor. 'Be of good hope!” “There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow.

What did Tolkien say about hobbits? ›

In his writings, Tolkien depicted hobbits as fond of an unadventurous, bucolic and simple life of farming, eating, and socializing, although capable of defending their homes courageously if the need arises. They would enjoy six meals a day, if they could get them.

Smaug : The King Under the Mountain is dead! I took his throne, I ate his people like a wolf among sheep! I kill where I wish, WHEN I wish! My armour is iron, no blade can pierce me!

“Farewell, King under the Mountain!” he said. “This is a bitter adventure, if it must end so; and not a mountain of gold can amend it. Yet I am glad that I have shared in your perils – that has been more than any Baggins deserves.” – Bilbo Baggins.

All 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 reached by the frost.

Where there's life there's hope, and need of vittles. But in the end it's only a passing thing, this shadow; even darkness must pass. And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost.

I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.

Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it.

One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

The message is that anyone can make a difference"; they call this one of Tolkien's main themes. Tolkien contrasted courage through loyal service with arrogant desire for glory.