 Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. |
| It's the job that's never started takes longest to finish. |
| Still round the corner there may wait, A new road or a secret gate. |
| A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid. |
| I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. |
| Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens. |
| If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. |
| Courage is found in unlikely places. |
| I am told that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it. |
| Not all who wander are lost. |
| I wish life was not so short, he thought. languages take such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about. |
| It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him. |
| Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. |
