“Blessed are the legend-makers with their rhyme of things not found within recorded time.”

About J. R. R. Tolkien

1892 – 1973

English author of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".

“Never laugh at live dragons.”

“Trees are not 'trees', until so named and seen.”

“The right has not decayed. We make still by the law in which we're made.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”

“Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks.”

“Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.”

“Have no mean hours, but be grateful for every hour, and accept what it brings.”

“Upon the whole, a contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.”