A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Courage is found in unlikely places.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.
J. R. R. Tolkien

I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
J. R. R. Tolkien

I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
J. R. R. Tolkien

I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about.
J. R. R. Tolkien

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J. R. R. Tolkien

It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
J. R. R. Tolkien


It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Not all who wander are lost.
J. R. R. Tolkien

Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.
J. R. R. Tolkien