I've always been impressed that we are here, surviving, because of the indomitable courage of quite small people against impossible odds. J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes by J. R. R. Tolkien More Quotes From J. R. R. Tolkien The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. J. R. R. Tolkien adventurelyinghands The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue. J. R. R. Tolkien one-daymeanjesus How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back. J. R. R. Tolkien no-turning-backheartmoving All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. Tolkien encouraginginspirationallife The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks. J. R. R. Tolkien knowledge-of-godpurposemean All that is gold does not glitter, J. R. R. Tolkien strongkingsfaith Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation. J. R. R. Tolkien preservationheroismself Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. J. R. R. Tolkien abortionfellowshippro-life It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. J. R. R. Tolkien meaningfulinspirationallife If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien changehappinesslife If you don't know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else. J. R. R. Tolkien somewhere-elselostwind A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. J. R. R. Tolkien inspiringinspirationallife A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. J. R. R. Tolkien cuttingtakenfear It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. J. R. R. Tolkien shadowdarknessworld You aren't nearly through this adventure yet. J. R. R. Tolkien adventure Above all shadows rides the sun. J. R. R. Tolkien finchesshadowsun No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly. J. R. R. Tolkien lightinspirationfaith False hopes are more dangerous than fears. J. R. R. Tolkien false-hopedangerouslife Do not spoil the wonder with haste! J. R. R. Tolkien spoilhastewonder I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. Tolkien fellowshipwishdeath
