J. R. R. Tolkien's Quotes

Not all those who wander are lost.

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

Courage is found in unlikely places.

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.

Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

'I wish life was not so short,' he thought. 'Languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.'

A friend of mine tells that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.

Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.