“You certainly usually find something if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
More from J.R.R. Tolkien on Wisdom
“All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost.”
“Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”
“Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.”
“What shall we do, what shall we do! Escaping goblins to be caught by wolves is like out of the frying pan and into the fire!”
“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost.”
“His knowledge was deep, but his pride has grown with it.”
“You could call her perilous because she was so strong in herself.”
“Gandalf: Often does hatred hurt itself!”
“Many are the strange chances of the world,' said Mithrandir, 'and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.”
“Give with a free hand, but give only of your own.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”