50 quotes
English writer and philologist (1892–1973)
“Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do no be too eager to deal out death in judgment.”
"All that is gold does not glitter..."
on Truth
"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."
on Life
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
on Time
"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost."
on Wisdom
"There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for."
on Justice
"But he that sows lies in the end shall not lack of a harvest, and soon he may rest from toil indeed, while others reap and sow in his stead."
"Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation."
on Faith
"Not all that have fallen are vanquished."
on Resilience
"In this hour, I do not believe that any darkness will endure."
on Hope
"This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away."
"In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory."
"I seem to see ahead, in a kind of way. I know we are going to take a very long road, into darkness; but I know I can't turn back."
on Courage
"Oft hope is born when all is forlorn."
"It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not."
"Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring."
"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."
"A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving."
on Writing
"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."
"Small wonder that spell means both a story told, and a formula of power over living men. -On Fairy Stories"
"Not all those who wander are lost."
