

Said by Thorin Oakenshield on his death-bed and one of the most important lines of the whole book. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. The quote above is taken from the film trilogy.Ģ. The correct quote is:Īll we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

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And though in all lands, love is now mingled with grief, it still grows, perhaps, the greater. The world is indeed full of peril and in it there are many dark places.I f more of us valued food and cheer above hoards of gold it would be a merrier world.All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.If you want to have a look at what they were use the Web Archive or do a search on Pinterest I will list them here as follows (all crossed out quotes are either not by Tolkien, corrupted, incomplete or otherwise wrongly attributed):
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However, it quickly became clear this post was written to coincide with the release of the second Hobbit movie and get as many clicks as possible without actually checking whether the quotes were correctly attributed. As motivational quotes go this could have been a good one: Tolkien’s writings are chock-full with sayings to live by if you appreciate common sense. On December 17th, 2013, at 1:40 p.m., to be exact, regular Kacy Faulconer published this blog post. The interwebs do not forget but you can try and let them know which quotes are actually by Tolkien himself. Tolkien Quotes to Live By” is no more – but that does not mean it is gone from the internet. And yes, this happened with one of the most successful ones in August 2014. Tolkien when you find one blog post to be gone. It is one of those rare moments when searching the web for more misattributed quotes on J.R.R.
