--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: No more debates disturbed his mind. He…" description: "\"“No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His will was set, and only death would break it..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg" --- # No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the… ![“No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His will was set, and only death would break it.” quote by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg) > ““No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His will was set, and only death would break it.”” [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character resolves to ignore despair, letting only death break his will, showing extreme determination. **In simple terms:** Willpower unshakable until death. Key Takeaway Cultivate steadfast resolve. Themes determination death willpower Mood somber inspirational Type philosophical literary When to use this quote - battlefield - personal crisis - terminal illness - heroic quest Key Concepts existential resolve psychology of perseverance Questions to Reflect On - When is it wise to let go? - What are the costs of unyielding will? A Different Perspective Such absolute resolve may ignore healthy flexibility. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Disturbed Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disturbed-mind/) [Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/) [Psychology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/) ## Related quotes > [“When you pull back behind the mind, you, the awareness, are not involved in the process of thinking. Thinking is something you watch the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-a-singer/when-you-pull-back-behind-the-mind-you-the-awareness-are-not-involved/) [Michael A. Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-a-singer/) > [“Just one miracle in the life of any person totally disproves the entire premises of the fundamentals of materialistic science. And people like myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/calvin-w-allison/just-one-miracle-in-the-life-of-any-person-totally-disproves-the/) [Calvin W. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/calvin-w-allison/) > [Calmness is the best cure for a disturbed mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/calmness-is-the-best-cure-for-a-disturbed-mind/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [In a disturbed mind, as in a body in the same state, health can not exist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-tullius-cicero/in-a-disturbed-mind-as-in-a-body-in-the-same-state-health-can-not/) [Marcus Tullius Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-tullius-cicero/) > [The idea of the paranoid style as a force in politics would have little contemporary relevance or historical value if it were applied only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-hofstadter/the-idea-of-the-paranoid-style-as-a-force-in-politics-would-have/) [Richard Hofstadter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-hofstadter/) > [“surgery can help to remove a damaged organ but only meditation and quiet time can remove emotions like anger and fear to calm and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-spelman/surgery-can-help-to-remove-a-damaged-organ-but-only-meditation-and/) Teresa Spelman > [“Teaching people a large number of sword techniques254 is turning the way into a business of selling goods, making beginners believe that there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miyamoto-musashi/teaching-people-a-large-number-of-sword-techniques254-is-turning-the/) [Miyamoto Musashi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miyamoto-musashi/) > [''A gud disturbed mind is better then a bad genius mind.''](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nitiz-kumar/a-gud-disturbed-mind-is-better-then-a-bad-genius-mind/) Nitiz Kumar > [Words matter. Words can be a fire to the gasoline of disturbed minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-malinowski/words-matter-words-can-be-a-fire-to-the-gasoline-of-disturbed-minds/) [Tom Malinowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-malinowski/) > [“A modern fad which has gained widespread acceptance amongst the semi-educated who wish to appear secular is the practice of meditation. They proclaim with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khushwant-singh/a-modern-fad-which-has-gained-widespread-acceptance-amongst-the-semi/) [Khushwant Singh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khushwant-singh/) > [I never had a doubt in my mind. I always knew that, with the right material, I could pop a hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-rogers/i-never-had-a-doubt-in-my-mind-i-always-knew-that-with-the-right/) [Kenny Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-rogers/) > [“I was thinking about how disjointedly time seemed to flow in Forks, passing in a blur at times, with single images standing out more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-was-thinking-about-how-disjointedly-time-seemed-to-flow-in-forks/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“All the tequila in the world couldn't get her out of his mind and he knew it. She was in his head and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-leighton/all-the-tequila-in-the-world-couldn-t-get-her-out-of-his-mind-and-he/) [M. Leighton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-leighton/) > [Through life have got to realize that only few people can truly appreciate you while you are here,but in their inner most mind they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/through-life-have-got-to-realize-that-only-few-people-can-truly/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [In the back of my mind, I always knew I had bars. I could rap, ya feel me. It just took for everyone to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-homie-quan/in-the-back-of-my-mind-i-always-knew-i-had-bars-i-could-rap-ya-feel/) [Rich Homie Quan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-homie-quan/) ## More by J.R.R. Tolkien > [“I will vouch for him before the seat of Denethor,' said Gandalf. 'And as for valour, that cannot be computed by stature. He has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/i-will-vouch-for-him-before-the-seat-of-denethor-said-gandalf-and-as/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“I have chosen Mr Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. If I say he is a Burglar, a Burglar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/i-have-chosen-mr-baggins-and-that-ought-to-be-enough-for-all-of-you/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“he can see through a brick wall in time (as they say in Bree). But”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/he-can-see-through-a-brick-wall-in-time-as-they-say-in-bree-but/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“No todos los que vagan están perdidos”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/no-todos-los-que-vagan-est-n-perdidos/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“The consolation of fairy-stories, the joy of the happy ending; or more correctly of the good catastrophe, the sudden joyous "turn" (for there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/the-consolation-of-fairy-stories-the-joy-of-the-happy-ending-or-more/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“Sméagol won't grub for roots and carrotses and - taters. What's taters, precious, eh, what's taters?' 'Po-ta-toes,' said Sam. 'The Gaffer's delight, and rare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/sm-agol-won-t-grub-for-roots-and-carrotses-and-taters-what-s-taters/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“But the Queen Arwen said: 'A gift I will give you. For I am the daughter of Elrond. I shall not go with him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/but-the-queen-arwen-said-a-gift-i-will-give-you-for-i-am-the-daughter/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“If you lived near the edge of Mirkwood, you would take the word of no one that you did not know as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/if-you-lived-near-the-edge-of-mirkwood-you-would-take-the-word-of-no/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“He was dark-haired as his mother, and promised to be like her in mood also; for he was not merry, and spoke little, though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/he-was-dark-haired-as-his-mother-and-promised-to-be-like-her-in-mood/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“Sam: Mordor. The one place in Middle-earth we don't want to see any closer, and the one place we're trying to get to. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/sam-mordor-the-one-place-in-middle-earth-we-don-t-want-to-see-any/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“May your beer be laid under an enchantment of surpassing excellence for seven years!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/may-your-beer-be-laid-under-an-enchantment-of-surpassing-excellence/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“Though sword shall be rusted, And throne and crown perish With strength that men trusted And wealth that they cherish, Here grass is still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/though-sword-shall-be-rusted-and-throne-and-crown-perish-with/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“Seguid si es vuestro deber —dijo—, yo me echaré aquí a dormir y a soñar con comida, ya que no puedo tenerla de otro…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/seguid-si-es-vuestro-deber-dijo-yo-me-echar-aqu-a-dormir-y-a-so-ar/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“Co to mělo v kapšiškách? Nechtělo to říct, ne, milášku. Podvodníšek mrňavá. Nefér otázka. Podvádělo to první. Poruššilo to pravidla. Měli šme to žmáčknout,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/co-to-m-lo-v-kap-i-k-ch-necht-lo-to-ct-ne-mil-ku-podvodn-ek-mr-av-nef/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) > [“it is horrible being all alone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/it-is-horrible-being-all-alone/) [J.R.R. Tolkien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) [Explore all 857 J.R.R. Tolkien quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/) ## More Mind quotes > [It appears to me that one great cause of our difference in opinion on subjects which we often discuss is that you have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-ricardo/it-appears-to-me-that-one-great-cause-of-our-difference-in-opinion-on/) [David Ricardo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-ricardo/) > [“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-c-wrede/william-didn-t-look-like-he-d-be-difficult-about-anything-he-was-thin/) [Patricia C. Wrede](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-c-wrede/) > [The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/the-truth-seems-to-be-that-propaganda-on-its-own-cannot-force-its-way/) [Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/) > [“MIND & GRIND Self-belief and hard work can propel you past more talented peers”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamil-ali/mind-grind-self-belief-and-hard-work-can-propel-you-past-more/) [Kamil Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamil-ali/) > [“He blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. Then he lifted his chin and attempted a grin that was almost painfully dejected.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-meyer/he-blinked-his-eyes-fell-as-he-processed-her-response-then-he-lifted/) [Marissa Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-meyer/) > [Once ye made up yer mind to do somethin', 'tis better t'stumble o'er the small hillock of jump-ahead than t'bash yer head on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-hawkins/once-ye-made-up-yer-mind-to-do-somethin-tis-better-t-stumble-o-er-the/) [Karen Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-hawkins/) > [“Not that it matters, when you dream, there's no outside or in. Your mind is an unimaginable bloom. A willow catkin as big as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-shapero/not-that-it-matters-when-you-dream-there-s-no-outside-or-in-your-mind/) [Rich Shapero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-shapero/) > [“Picking locks was not a skill he had ever cultivated, but he persisted day after day, turning the tip of his talon into different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-shusterman/picking-locks-was-not-a-skill-he-had-ever-cultivated-but-he-persisted/) [Neal Shusterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-shusterman/) > [Do you think that God would separate me from my husband if I killed myself? I feel as though I am going out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/do-you-think-that-god-would-separate-me-from-my-husband-if-i-killed/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [I'm not here trying to convince anybody to vote for Donald Trump. I think every Christian needs to make up his own mind about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jeffress/i-m-not-here-trying-to-convince-anybody-to-vote-for-donald-trump-i/) [Robert Jeffress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jeffress/) > [Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-herbert/never-underestimate-the-power-of-the-human-mind-to-believe-what-it/) [Brian Herbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-herbert/) > [This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-tullius-cicero/this-is-a-proof-of-a-well-trained-mind-to-rejoice-in-what-is-good-and/) [Marcus Tullius Cicero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-tullius-cicero/) > [Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-r-rahman/since-i-worked-with-danny-boyle-before-on-slumdog-millionaire-we-have/) [A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-r-rahman/) > [The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace-lee-boggs/the-image-of-blacks-usually-is-one-of-people-who-are-suffering-from/) [Grace Lee Boggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace-lee-boggs/) > [We instantly believe everything we think. Isn't that insane? It's good for us to explore the depravity of our minds, so we know we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krishna-das/we-instantly-believe-everything-we-think-isn-t-that-insane-it-s-good/) [Krishna Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krishna-das/) [Browse all 43,542 Mind quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His will was set, and only death would break it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.R.R. Tolkien" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-knew-all-the-arguments-of/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Mind" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-knew-all-the-arguments-of/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b67/j-r-r-tolkien-204_psychology_no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-kn_2191910.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“No more debates disturbed his mind. He knew all the arguments of despair and would not listen to them. His…” — J.R.R. Tolkien", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "J.R.R. Tolkien", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-r-r-tolkien/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“No more debates disturbed his mind....", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-knew-all-the-arguments-of/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-r-r-tolkien/no-more-debates-disturbed-his-mind-he-knew-all-the-arguments-of/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```