Praise from the praise-worthy is beyond all rewards.
Ultimately we've only got humanity to work with. It's only clay we've got.
I am in fact a hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain food (unrefrigerated).
He [Bilbo] fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.
Tears unnumbered ye shall shed.
Short cuts make long delays.