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Wise Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien
- He was as noble and fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a…
- But do not despise the lore that has come down from distant years; for oft it may chance that old wives keep in memory word…
- This of course is the way to talk to dragons, if you don't want to reveal your proper name which is wise, and don't want…
- A criminal who, having renounced reason ... hath, by the unjust violence and slaughter he hath committed upon one, declared war against all mankind, and…
- 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…
- For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
- Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the…
- Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
- For I am Saruman the Wise, Saruman Ring-maker, Saruman of Many Colours!' I looked then and saw that his robes, which had seemed white, were…
- We are lost, lost,' said Gollum. 'No name, no business, no Precious, nothing. Only empty. Only hungry; yes, we are hungry. A few little fishes,…
- The wise speak only of what they know
- Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.
- Thus Aragorn for the first time in the full light of day beheld Éowyn, Lady of Rohan, and thought her fair, fair and cold, like…
- 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…
- 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…
- The wise speak only of what they know, Grima son of Galmod. A witless worm have you become. Therefore be silent, and keep your forked…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- The foolish man wonders at the unusual, but the wise man at the usual. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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- I've no idea where ideas come from and I hope I never find out; it would spoil the excitement for me if… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
- The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle