“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien   “Not all those who wander are lost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien   “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we…

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ― Leo Tolstoy   “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” ― Leo Tolstoy   “If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content.” ― Leo Tolstoy   “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.” ― Leo Tolstoy   “I think… if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.” ― Leo Tolstoy   “He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were…

“If others would think as hard as I did, then they would get similar results.” – Isaac Newton   “Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation. I keep the subject constantly before me and wait ’til the first dawning opens slowly, by little and little, into full and clear light.” – Isaac Newton   “Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.” – Isaac Newton   “The seed of a tree has the nature of a branch or twig or bud. It is a part of the tree, but if separated and set in the earth to be better nourished, the embryo or young tree contained in…