J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

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Not all who wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien

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

Food, Song, Cheer

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Faith, Farewell, Road

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.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Less, Deserve, Half

Courage is found in unlikely places.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Courage, Found, Places

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

Live, Him, Leave

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

May, Wait, Secret

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.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Life, Time, Thought

It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Job, Started, Takes

I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Talk, Shorthand

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

Inside, Key, Treasure

Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Both, Yes, Counsel

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Anger, Quick, Affairs

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Biography

Nationality: English

Born: January 3, 1892

Died: September 2, 1973

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