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
.. In doubt a man of worth will trust to his own wisdom.
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The wise speak only of what they know.
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Never laugh at live dragons.
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He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
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Wise men speak only of what they know
life wisdom
There are many things in the deep waters; and seas and lands may change. And it is not our part here to take thought only for a season, or for a few lives of Men, or for a passing age of the world. We should seek a final end of this menace, even if we do not hope to make one.
For a while the hobbits continued to talk and think of the past journey and of the perils that lay ahead; but such was the virtue of the land of Rivendell that soon all fear and anxiety was lifted from their minds. The future, good or ill, was not forgotten, but ceased to have any power over the present. Health and hope grew strong in them, and they were content with each good day as it came, taking pleasure in every meal, and in every word and song.
Indeed if fish had fish-lore and Wise-fish, it is probable that the business of anglers would be very little hindered.
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A traitor may betray himself and do good he does not intend.
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