Tolkien's Sayings in The Lord of the Rings (2023)

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What is the most famous line in Lord of the Rings? ›

What is the most famous quote from Lord of the Rings? There are a few quotes from the Lord of the Rings books and films that fans often argue are the best or most famous. The most popular choices are: “Not all those who wander are lost.”

“The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places. But still there is much that is fair. And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater. It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.” “And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.” “All's well that ends better.” “His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”

In fact, there's only one line that Legolas says to Frodo: “And you have my bow.”

“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”

Tolkien's The Hobbit ends with “'You are a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you; but you are only quite a little fellow in a wide world after all! 'Thank goodness! ' said Bilbo laughing, and handed him the tobacco jar.” And these two sentences sum up so completely what the book is about.

One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

You cannot be always torn in two. You will have to be one and whole, for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be, and to do. '

Tolkien called Sam the "chief hero" of the saga, adding: "I think the simple 'rustic' love of Sam and his Rosie (nowhere elaborated) is absolutely essential to the study of his (the chief hero's) character, and to the theme of the relation of ordinary life (breathing, eating, working, begetting) and quests, sacrifice, ...

What was Gandalf's last words? ›

Fly, you fools!

Note: These are his last known words as Gandalf the Grey, before he is dragged into the abyss by the Balrog called Durin's Bane. Later, he returns as Gandalf the White.

But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. “What do you mean?” he said. “Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?”

Aragorn: "An hour of wolves and shattered shields when the Age of Men comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we fight!" Aragorn: "By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West!"

I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me. It must often be so, Sam, when things are in danger: someone has to give them up, lose them, so that others may keep them.” Frodo speaks these words in his final farewell to Sam in Book VI, Chapter 9—the final chapter of The Lord of the Rings.

“A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.”

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”

Gandalf : [to Saruman] There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will, and he does not share power.

What are some 3 word quotes? ›

I don't want any adventures, thank you. Not Today. Good morning! But please come to tea – any time you like!

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

The One Ring inscription

ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. Translated into English: One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

Gandalf: You Cannot Pass! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, Flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow.

First Sentence: When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton.

(I amar prestar aen.) The world is changed. (Han matho ne nen.)

What is the final line of the return of the king? ›

Eventually Frodo departs for the Undying Lands to find healing, along with Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and the Elves. Sam, Merry and Pippin watch them depart and return home in silence. Sam is greeted by his wife Rose and his daughter Elanor. The last line of the book Sam says to Rose; "Well, I'm back".

Sauron (pronounced /ˈsaʊrɒn/) is the title character and the primary antagonist, through the forging of the One Ring, of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor and has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middle-earth.

He was tall as a young tree, lithe, immensely strong, able swiftly to draw a great war-bow and shoot down a Nazgûl, endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies, so hard and resistant to hurt that he went only in light shoes over rock or through snow, the most tireless of all the Fellowship.

That could've made Frodo and Sam's lives a lot easier. As it happens, author J.R.R. Tolkien has weighed in on this very issue. Naturally, he got asked this question a lot, whether in correspondence with friends or by randos at the pub. And he always gave the same answer: “Shut up.”

Death is just another path... One that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass... And then you see it.

Gollum struck, struggled with the invisible Frodo, bit off Frodo's finger, and seized the Ring. Gloating over his "prize" and dancing madly, he stepped over the edge and fell into the Crack of Doom, taking the Ring with him with a last cry of "Precious!" Thus, the Ring was destroyed and Sauron defeated.

Boromir : The world of Men will fall, and all will come to darkness, my city to ruin. Aragorn : I do not know what strength is in my blood, but I swear to you I will not let the White City fall, nor our people fail. Boromir : I ask only for the strength to defend my people.

"If you're going through hell, keep going." "There are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true." "The price of greatness is responsibility." "The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes."

What are some rare sayings? ›

True strength is the courage to admit weakness.

“It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.” “And then her heart changed, or at least she understood it; and the winter passed, and the sun shone upon her.” “All's well that ends better.” “His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.”

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” “It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.” “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”

A jury consisting of 1,500 film artists, critics, and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn", spoken by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in the 1939 American Civil War epic Gone with the Wind, as the most memorable American movie quotation of all time.

One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them; In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.

“One ring to rule them all. One ring to find them. One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them!”

I am grateful to have recently hosted the most quoted man alive, Steve Maraboli, as a guest. Steve is a global keynote speaker, best-selling author, behavioral scientist, and has been quoted in over three thousand books! Dozens of people have even uploaded tattoos of his quotes.

What are some short famous sayings? ›

“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.” “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” “There is no sin except stupidity.” “There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.”

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” “If you can dream it, you can achieve it.” “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”

The One Ring inscription

ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. Translated into English: One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.

This metaphor is most apparent in the One Ring: to possess the Ring is to be powerful, to lose it is to lose power, and to seek it is to seek power. The One Ring establishes a necessary connection between an object and an abstraction (i.e. power).

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” — Reinhold Niebuhr.