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Re: Tolkien Quotes

Tolkien and Inklings Discussion

: Hello, : I am looking for some Tolkien/Lord Of the Rings/The Hobbit quotes that I could use as 'Quote of the Day' at my High School. I would appreciate any help given.

: Thank You!

Here are a few I copied. Not all will be useful as a "Quote of the Day, but many are.

Good morning! ...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 this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on? (Hobbit, Ch. 1)

Wizards after all are wizards. (Hobbit, Ch. 1)

Dark for dark business. (Hobbit, Ch. 1)

Don't be precise... and don't worry. (Hobbit, Ch. 2)

A promise is a promise. (Hobbit, Ch. 5)

Eagles aren't forks. (Hobbit, Ch. 6)

You need not be frightened like a rabbit, even if you do look rather like one. (Hobbit, Ch. 7)

Be good, take care of yourselves - and don't leave the path. (Hobbit, Ch. 7)

Third time pays for all. (Hobbit, Ch. 12)

Never laugh at a live dragon. (Hobbit, Ch. 12)

Your own wisdom must decide your course. (Hobbit, Ch. 15)

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. (Hobbit, Ch. 18)

You are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all. (Hobbit, Ch. 19)

It was a compliment... and so, of course, not true. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 1)

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be to eager to deal out death in judgement.(LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 2)

...even the very wise cannot see all ends.(LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 2)

It's a dangerous business... going out of your door. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 3)

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards for they are subtle and quick to anger. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 3)

Courage is found in unlikely places. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 3)

Short cuts make long delays... but inns make longer ones. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 4) (one of my favorites... and i think we all know why ...)

All that is gold does not glitter... (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 10)

Not all those who wander are lost. (LOTR, Book 1, Ch. 10)

There are no folk like hobbits after all for a real good talk. (LOTR, Book 2, Ch. 1)

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. (LOTR, Book 2, Ch. 3)

The wolf that one hears is worse than the orc that one fears. (LOTR, Book 2, Ch. 4)

Where the warg howls, there also the orc prowls. (LOTR, Book 2, Ch. 4)

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish. (LOTR, Book 2, Ch. 7)

There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, eventhough the end may be dark. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 2)

Do not be hasty,that is my motto. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 4)

A king will have his way in his own hall, be it folly or wisdom. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

...the laughter of Mordor will be our only reward if we quarrel. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

...in doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

The wise speak only of what they know. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

Faithful heart may have froward tongue. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

...to crooked eyes truth may wear a wry face. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 6)

None knows what the new day shall bring him. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 7)

Wherever I have been, I am back. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 9)

...the guest who escapes by the roof, will think twice before he comes back in by the door. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 10)

Often does hatred hurt itself. (LOTR, Book 3, Ch. 10)

Handsome is as handsome does. (LOTR, Book 4, Ch. 5)

If you can only speak ill of those who showed you mercy, keep silent. (LOTR, Book 4, Ch. 7)

Where there's life there's hope... and need of vittles. (LOTR, Book 4, Ch. 7)

Generous deed should not be checked by cold counsel. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 1)

Folk are not always what they seem. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 1)

Where will wants not, a way opens. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 3)

A traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 4)

Wind is changing. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 5)

Late is better than never. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 5)

It's not always a misfortune to be overlooked. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 8)

Oft hope is born, when all is forlorn. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 9)

To waver is to fall. (LOTR, Book 5, Ch. 9)

Use all the wits and knowledge you have of your own... (LOTR, Book 6, Ch. 9)

Go in peace. (LOTR, Book 6, Ch. 9)

Not all tears are evil. (LOTR, Book 6, Ch. 9)

Auta i lómë. [The night is passing.] (Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 20)

Aurë entuluva. [Day shall come again.] (Quenta Silmarillion, Ch. 20)

Not every old man with ragged trousers is a bad old man... a few, a very few, are wizards prowling round on a holiday looking for something to do. (Roverandom, Ch. 1)

...keep your wits about you and don't waste time grumbling. (Roverandom, Ch. 2)

You never know what will happen next, when once you get mixed up with wizards and their friends. (Roverandom, Ch. 2)

Take care of yourself, don't worry the moonbeams, don't kill the white rabbits, and don't eat too much supper. (Roverandom, Ch. 3)

You can't buy stolen goods, or bewitched ones either... (Roverandom, Ch. 4)

Don't worry the fire-fish, don't chew the sea-anemones, don't get caught in the clams; and come back to supper. (Roverandom, Ch. 4)

We won't bring up bygones. Least said, soonest mended... (Roverandom, Ch. 4)