Famous Quotes by J.R.R. Tolkien

A collection of some of my favourite quotes from JRR Tolkien. Wise words to heed.

"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.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring;
renenwed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king."

"What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good on this morning; or that you feel good on this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?"

"He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom."

"The burned hand teaches best.”

"There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after."

"I warn you, if you bore me, I shall take my revenge."

"I do not love the bright sword for it's sharpness, nor the arrow for it's swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."

"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."

"Let him not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the darkness fall."

"You can only come to the morning through the shadows."

"The wise speak only of what they know."

"The wide world is all about you; you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out."