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Quote by J. R. R. Tolkien

“Let us remember that a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend. It can be so, sometimes.”

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J.R.R. Tolkien was an English writer, best known for his fantasy literature, most notably The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. His works have had a profound impact on modern fantasy literature. more

“Little soul, gentle and drifting, guest and companion of my body, now you will dwell below in pallid places, stark and bare; there you will abandon your play of yore. But one moment still, let us gaze together on these familiar shores, on these objects which doubtless we shall not see again....Let us try, if we can, to enter into death with open eyes.”

Ifs Trying Littles Stills Soul Play Moments Body Eye Together Objects Familiar Gentle Abandon Companion Shore Guests Starks Drifting Open Eyes Hadrian

Book:Hadrian's Memoirs

Source: Hadrian's Memoirs

“Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble.”

Christian Faith Focus Giants Focus On God

Author:Max Lucado

“Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.”

Source: The Great House of God

“[Cities] are not like suburbs, only denser. They differ from towns and suburbs in basic ways, and one of these is that cities are, by definition, full of strangers.”

Way Cities Towns Definitions Stranger Suburbs City Life

Book:The Death and Life of Great American Cities

Source: The Death and Life of Great American Cities

“I never felt so large and important as I did when being in love was everything. I saw you walking a foot above the earth and I remembered that was where I used to walk.”

Important Earth Used Felt Walks Saws Feet Walking Remembered Being In Love

Book:Endless Love

Source: Endless Love

“Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements (except dream cities) have problems. Big cities have difficulties in abundance, because they have people in abundance.”

People Humans Kind Problem Dream Bigs Difficult Cities Difficulty All Kinds Abundance Being Human Settlement Big Cities

Author:Jane Jacobs

“We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.”

Knows Looks May Mean Christian Purpose Faith Prayer Christian Living Biblical Knowing God

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

“To say that 'prayer changes things' is not as close to the truth as saying, 'prayer changes me and then I change things.' God has established things so that prayer, on the basis of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things.”

Way Looks Persons God Christian Faith Change Religious Prayer Lord Bases Redemption Spiritual Wisdom God Is In Control Instruments Of God God Works In Mysterious Ways Prayer Changes Things

Book:My Utmost for His Highest

Source: My Utmost for His Highest

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