J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes & Sayings

37 most famous J. R. R. Tolkien quotes and sayings (novelist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost.”

“Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.”

“Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate.”

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

“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.”

“Not all those who wander are lost.”

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

“I should like to save the Shire, if I could - though there have been times when I thought the inhabitants too stupid and dull for words, and have felt that an earthquake or an invasion of dragons might be good for them.”