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Best Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The burned hand teaches best.
- Elrond's house was perfect, whether you liked food or sleep or story-telling or singing (or reading), or just sitting and thinking best, or a pleasant…
- Indeed you did your best...I hope that it may be long before you find yourself in such a tight corner again between two such terrible…
- The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart.
- Dear me! We Tooks and Brandybucks, we can't live long on the heights.' 'No,' said Merry. 'I can't. Not yet, at any rate. But at…
- Is it not a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt for so small a thing? So small a thing! And…
- When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold, Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold; When woodland…
- Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.
- All the same, I should like it all plain and clear," said he obstinately, putting on his business manner (usually reserved for people who tried…
- We all long for Eden, and we are constantly glimpsing it: our whole nature at its best and least corrupted, its gentlest and most human,…
- Lord Denethor is Boromir's father. To bring him news of his beloved son's death would be most unwise. And don't mention Frodo or the ring.…
- His house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant…
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- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
- It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken. — Aristotle
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- Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
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