Yet the Duke of Wellington was surely right when he said that a man might as well tell the history of a ball, meaning a dance, as write the story of a battle.
“NO ADMITTANCE EXCEPT ON PARTY BUSINESS.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Yes, keep on degrading yourself, soul. But soon your chance at dignity will be gone. Everyone gets one life. Yours is almost used up, and instead of treating yourself with respect, you have entrusted your own happiness to the souls of others.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Deeds will not be less valiant because they are unpraised.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“Are you very much attached to money?’ asked Stephen. ‘I love it passionately,’ said Jack, with truth ringing clear in his voice. ‘I have always been poor, and I long to be rich.”
― Master and Commander
― Master and Commander
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