Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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No language is justly studied merely as an aid to other purposes. It will in fact better serve other purposes, philological or historical, when it is studied for love, for itself.

J. R. R. Tolkien's Popular Quotes

My Precious, my Precious.

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Aure entuluva! day shall come again!

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!

- J. R. R. Tolkien

And he smote the Balrog upon the mountainside.

- J. R. R. Tolkien

Ónen i-estel edain, ú-chebin estel anim. (I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept none for myself.) (Gilraen's linnod)

- J. R. R. Tolkien

There was Eru, the One, who in Arda is called Ilúvatar; and he made first the Ainur, the Holy Ones, that were the offspring of his thought, and they …

- J. R. R. Tolkien

If this nice friendliness would spread about in Mordor, half our trouble would be over.

- J. R. R. Tolkien

How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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

- J. R. R. Tolkien