The wise speak only of what they know.
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Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the kinds of writing that they evidently prefer.J.R.R. Tolkien
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Don't you know my name yet That's the only answer. Tell me, who are you alone, yourself and nameless But you are young and I am old. Eldest, that's what I am. Mark my words, my friends Tom was here before the river and the trees Tom remembers the first raindrop and the first acorn. He made paths before the Big People, and saw the little People arriving. He was here before the Kings and the graves and the Barrow-wights. When the Elves passed westward, Tom was here already, before the seas were bent. He knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.
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I do not love the bright sword for it's sharpness, nor the arrow for it's swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend
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Advice is a dangerous gift, even to the wise from the wise, and all courses may run ill.
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He should not vow to walk in the dark, who has not seen the nightfall.
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