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The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow are yet to be said. The chances, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow are yet to be said. The chances, the changes are all yours to make. The mold of your life is in your hands to break.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Lying, Adventure, Hands

The birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus means that one day everything sad will come untrue.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Jesus, Mean, One Day

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

J. R. R. Tolkien
Inspirational, Life, Encouraging
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It simply isn't an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Adventure, Dragons, Ifs

out of the frying pan and into the fire

J. R. R. Tolkien
Fire, Frying Pans, Frying

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

J. R. R. Tolkien
Moving, Heart, No Turning Back

It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Inspirational, Life, Meaningful

True education is a kind of never ending story — a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Stories, Matter, Fresh Start

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead

J. R. R. Tolkien
Lying, Future, Adventure

The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Mean, Purpose, Knowledge Of God

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.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Death, Wish, Fellowship
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Hope, Optimistic, Fighting

Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Self, Heroism, Preservation

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. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Faith, Strong, Kings
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.127, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

The main mark of modern governments is that we do not know who governs, de facto any more than de jure. We see the politician and not his backer; still less the backer of the backer; or, what is most important of all, the banker of the backer.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Government, Important, Bankers
"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien". Book by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Humphrey Carpenter, 1981.

Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Pro Life, Abortion, Fellowship
"Fictional character: Galadriel". "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", www.imdb.com. 2001.

Above all shadows rides the sun.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Shadow, Sun, Finches
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.888, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Deeds, Inspiring Movie, Middle Earth
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.767, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Speak politely to an enraged dragon.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Dragons, Speak

Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Strength, Being Strong, Fantasy Novels
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.127, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

His grief he will not forget; but it will not darken his heart, it will teach him wisdom.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Grief, Heart, Forget
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Return of the King: Being the Third Part of the Lord of the Rings”, p.851, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Inspirational, Life, Faith
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.201, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Let the unseen days be. Today is more than enough.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Unseen, Today, Enough
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Children of Húrin”, p.28, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

False hopes are more dangerous than fears.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Life, False Hope, Dangerous
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth”, p.49, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Courage is found in unlikely places.

J. R. R. Tolkien
Courage, Travel, Bravery
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.70, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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