We are plain quiet folk, and I have no use for adventures. Nasty, disturbing, and uncomfortable things. 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 adventure lying hands The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue. J. R. R. Tolkien one-day mean jesus 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-back heart moving All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. J. R. R. Tolkien encouraging inspirational life 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-god purpose mean All that is gold does not glitter, J. R. R. Tolkien strong kings faith Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation. J. R. R. Tolkien preservation heroism self Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. J. R. R. Tolkien abortion fellowship pro-life It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit. J. R. R. Tolkien meaningful inspirational life If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien change happiness life If you don't know where you're going, you'll wind up somewhere else. J. R. R. Tolkien somewhere-else lost wind A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. J. R. R. Tolkien inspiring inspirational life A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. J. R. R. Tolkien cutting taken fear 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 shadow darkness world You aren't nearly through this adventure yet. J. R. R. Tolkien adventure Above all shadows rides the sun. J. R. R. Tolkien finches shadow sun No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly. J. R. R. Tolkien light inspiration faith False hopes are more dangerous than fears. J. R. R. Tolkien false-hope dangerous life Do not spoil the wonder with haste! J. R. R. Tolkien spoil haste wonder 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 fellowship wish death
