"We are being at once wisely aware of……" — J.R.R. Tolkien

"We are being at once wisely aware of our own frivolity if we avoid hitting and whacking and prefer 'striking' and 'smiting'; talk and chat and prefer 'speech' and 'discourse'; well-bred, brilliant, or polite noblemen (visions of snobbery columns in the Press, and fat men on the Riviera) and prefer the 'worthy, brave and courteous men' of long ago."

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Ago Quotes Avoid Quotes Avoid Hitting Quotes Aware Quotes Brave Quotes Bred Quotes Brilliant Quotes Chat Quotes Columns Quotes Courteous Quotes Discourse Quotes Fat Quotes Fat Men Quotes Fats Quotes Frivolity Quotes Hitting Quotes Long Quotes Long Ago Quotes Men Quotes Noblemen Quotes Once Quotes Our Own Quotes Own Quotes Polite Quotes Prefer Quotes Press Quotes Riviera Quotes Smiting Quotes Snobbery Quotes Speech Quotes Striking Quotes Talk Quotes Vision Quotes Visions Quotes We Avoid Quotes Well Bred Quotes Wells Quotes Whacking Quotes Wisely Quotes Worthy Quotes

756 Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

J.R.R. Tolkien has 756 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 756 quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien »

More Ago Quotes

This quote is filed under Ago Quotes, one of 3,831 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I wanted to get back to my style of 20 years ago after a long period of exploring horror and… — Dario Argento
All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say… — David Attenborough
I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to… — David Attenborough
I got into trouble a while ago for saying that I thought the internet led to increased literacy - people… — Margaret Atwood
I came to the conclusion months ago, and I said it to members of Congress, that the only way people… — David Axelrod
I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago.… — Sebastian Bach
I gave up on new poetry myself 30 years ago when most of it began to read like coded messages… — Russell Baker
These people live again in print as intensely as when their images were captured on old dry plates of sixty… — Ansel Adams
I mean, the Constitution of this country was written 200 years ago. The house I was living in in Madrid… — Antonio Banderas
It was an honor and privilege to arrive to this country 16 years ago with almost no money in my… — Antonio Banderas
It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a… — Tyra Banks
Swallows have disappeared, bees are dying out because of pesticides that should have been banned long ago - it's a… — Brigitte Bardot

See all 3,831 Ago Quotes »