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

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.”

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

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

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”