Bilbo saw that the moment had come when he must do something.

Gandalf thought of most things; and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner.

If you sit on the doorstep long enough, I daresay you will think of something

For we put the thought of all that we love into all that we make.

On their deathbed men will speak true, they say.

I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well.

To be a cult figure in one's own lifetime is most unpleasant.