J.R.R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

· 1892 - 1973 · 283 kata bijak

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).

J.R.R. Tolkien

Kehidupan

If all the seven stones were laid out before me now, I should shut my eyes and put my hands in my pockets.

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Kehidupan

Stir not the bitterness in the cup that I mixed for myself,' said Denethor. 'Have I not tasted it now many nights upon my tongue, foreboding that worse lay in the dregs?

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Mimpi

Well here we are, just the four of us that started out together,' said Merry. 'We have left all the rest behind, one after another. It seems almost like a dream that has slowly faded.''Not to me,' said Frodo. 'To me it feels more like falling asleep again.

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Kepemimpinan

But Ilúvatar knew that Men, being set amid the turmoils of the powers of the world, would stray often, and would not use their gifts in harmony; and he said: 'These too in their time shall find that all that they do redounds at the end only to the glory of my work.

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Nasihat

Against delay. Against the way that seems easier. Against refusal of the burden that is laid on me. Against - well, if it must be said, against trust in the strength and truth of Men.

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Cinta

Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror....

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Nasihat

Old wives keep in memory word of things that once were needful for the wise to know.

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Perjuangan

Then sudden Felagund there swayingSang in answer a song of staying,Resisting, battling against power,Of secrets kept, strength like a tower,And trust unbroken, freedom, escape;Of changing and of shifting shape,Of snares eluded, broken traps,The prison opening, the chain that snaps.

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Keberanian

Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.

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Cinta

I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." ~ Gandalf (J. R. R. Tolkein ~ The Hobbit)

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Kehidupan

Bilbo was sadly reflecting that adventures are not all pony-rides in May-sunshine...

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Kehidupan

But our back is to legends and we are coming home. I suppose this is the first taste of it.''There is a long road yet,' said Gandalf.'But it is the last road,' said Bilbo.

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Cinta

The stars are far brighterThan gems without measure,The moon is far whiterThan silver in treasure;The fire is more shiningOn hearth in the gloamingThan gold won by mining,So why go a-roaming?

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Kehidupan

Few can see wither their road will lead them, till they comes to it's end. - Gimli

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Kehidupan

I pity snails, and all that carry their homes on their backs.

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Waktu

It seemed like all the way to tomorrow and over it to the days beyond.

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Kehidupan

Why must you speak your thoughts? Silence, if fair words stick in your throat, would serve all our ends better.

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Cinta

As they sang the hobbit felt in love of beautiful things made by hands and by cunning and by magic moving through him, a fierce and a jealous love, the desire of the hearts of dwarves.

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Nasihat

Advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.

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Kehidupan

Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.

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