It needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them.
It was a hobbit hole, and that means comfort
What punishments of God are not gifts?
For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.
It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and strive for patience, if you can.