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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

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Biography - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien:

English writer, poet, philologist and academic.
Born: 1892 - Died: 1973
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: South Africa
South Africa

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.



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Quotes for: wisdom


Quotes

Quotes about wisdom:


Patience is the companion of wisdom.





To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.





All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.





Wisdom leads us back to childhood.





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.





The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.











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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien also said...


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





Courage is found in unlikely places.





It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.





The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air.





A star shines on the hour of our meeting.





Never laugh at live dragons.












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