The Fellowship of the Ring
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. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken: The crownless again shall be king.
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Fellowship of the Ring
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Fellowship of the Ring
“And he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Fellowship of the Ring
‘Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens,’
J.R.R. Tolkien • The Fellowship of the Ring
The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say.