English - Novelist | January 3, 1892 - September 2, 1973
All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.
J. R. R. Tolkien
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Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
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Not all those who wander are lost.
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All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
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So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!
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It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
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Courage is found in unlikely places.
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Short cuts make long delays.
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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.
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If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
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The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
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