J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Most popular J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes

Not all those who wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
Not all those who wander are lost.

famous Travel losing our way

Courage is found in unlikely places. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
— J. R. R. Tolkien
I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it.
— J. R. R. Tolkien

communication

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
— J. R. R. Tolkien
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.
— J. R. R. Tolkien Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth

fear

The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism.
— J. R. R. Tolkien The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien

cynicism

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.
— J. R. R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Rings

advice

There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow. - J. R. R. Tolkien quote.
There is a seed of courage hidden (often deeply, it is true) in the heart of the fattest and most timid hobbit, waiting for some final and desperate danger to make it grow.
— J. R. R. Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring

courage