Silmarillion Quotes – Immortal Wisdom from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Epic Tale

In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

All that is gold does not glitter. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

Not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Do not be too quick to deal out death and judgment, for even the very wise cannot see all ends. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

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 grows perhaps the greater. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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 judgment. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

It is not the strength of the body, but the strength of the spirit that matters. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

I am no man. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot forever fence it out. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

It’s like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn’t want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it will shine out the clearer. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Courage is found in unlikely places. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, and I must follow, if I can, pursuing it with eager feet, until it joins some larger way where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

The wise speak only of what they know. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Even darkness must pass. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

The world changes and we change with it. Actions have consequences, and consequences have meaning. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Not all who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The story-maker’s joy is in the telling. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

No half-heartedness and no worldly fear must turn us aside from following the light unflinchingly. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

There is no evil in the friend except what you put there. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

Not all that is lost can be found, but some can and some are. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

It is the doom of men that they forget. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

In the darkness bind them. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

For even the greatest defeat is only a little loss if you know that your cause is ultimately going to win. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

Through the utter darkness in despair we are to find hope, and through hope we are to find light. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

There is no darkness too great nor shadow too long that the light of the Silmarils cannot pierce. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

In the end, love and hope will always conquer darkness and despair. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

The greatest strength lies within the hearts of the humble and the true, not in power and might. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

The light of the Valar will guide us through even the darkest of times. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

In the face of adversity, the smallest act of kindness can bring forth the greatest hope. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

The journey is long and treacherous, but it is the journey itself that shapes our character and shows us who we truly are. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

In times of great darkness, it is the spark of light within us that can ignite the flame of hope. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

In the face of evil, even the smallest act of defiance can shine like a beacon of light and inspire others to stand up for what is right. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion

The bonds of friendship and love are stronger than any chains of darkness. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion