J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes about Wisdom
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). “The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien”, p.414, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
The Fellowship of the Ring bk. 1, ch. 3 (1954)
The Hobbit ch. 12 (1937)
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.60, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Lord of the Rings: One Volume”, p.264, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt