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The Lord of the Rings
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"The Lord of the Rings" Quotes

A group of unlikely heroes embark on a dangerous quest to destroy the One Ring and save Middle-earth from the dark lord Sauron.

Quotes

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

advice

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

Short cuts make delays, but inns make longer ones.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

patience

It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

forgiveness

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

valor

I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

sorrow

I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

love

Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

hope

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

optimism

The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart.

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

wisdom