100+ Best Lord of the Rings Quotes That Inspire, Motivate & Captivate Fans

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – Gandalf

"Courage is found in unlikely places." – Galadriel

"I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil." – Gandalf

"It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt." – Faramir

"Even the smallest person can change the course of the future." – Galadriel

"I wish it need not have happened in my time." – Frodo

"So it is going to be difficult, is it?" – Sam

"You're late." – Gandalf

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." – Gandalf

"There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for." – Sam

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." – Gimli

"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." – Arwen

"Do not be hasty, who judge all deeds and fates." – Gandalf

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." – Gandalf

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life." – Gandalf

"True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one." – Gandalf

"Oft evil will shall evil mar." – Gandalf

"Even the wise cannot see all ends." – Gandalf

"The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places." – Gandalf

"For still there are so many things that I have not seen!" – Gandalf

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – Gandalf

"A little less noise, please! I have not finished thinking what comes next." – Gandalf

"The burned hand teaches best. After that, advice about fire goes to the heart." – Gandalf

"Deserves it? I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life." – Gandalf

"I made a promise, Mr. Frodo. A promise: Don't you leave him, Samwise Gamgee." – Sam

"We’re going to be friends of his and help him." – Merry

"I would’ve followed you into the fires of Mordor." – Aragorn

"You carry the burden too, Frodo. And it shall be your undoing." – Boromir

"Wherever you go, I will follow." – Legolas

"I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way." – Frodo

"I’m glad you’re here with me, Sam. Here at the end of all things." – Frodo

"Come on, Mr. Frodo. I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you!" – Sam

"We come to it at last, the great battle of our time." – Aragorn

"Hobbits really are amazing creatures." – Gandalf

"Together, my friends, and we shall endure." – Gimli

"You’re stronger than you think, Frodo." – Sam

"There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo… and it’s worth fighting for." – Sam

"Even darkness must pass." – Sam

"A day may come when the courage of men fails…" – Aragorn

"Yet even the smallest person can change the course of the future." – Galadriel

"Ends will not stay hidden, and after many days they say: Look! It is gone. But the sun rises." – Treebeard

"The Shire had no army." – Sam

"But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow." – Sam

"There’s light and goodness in the world, Mr. Frodo." – Sam

"Even the gloomiest night will end and the sun will rise." – Éowyn

"Darkness is not the end." – Gandalf

"Hope is not lost where love remains." – Arwen

"When the shadows lengthen, remember the dawn." – Elrond

"I will take the Ring, though I do not know the way." – Frodo

"My body is broken. You need an heir of Númenor to challenge me." – Denethor

"I gave him the only gift I had: choice." – Gandalf

"I would rather die myself than see the White City fall." – Boromir

"If by my life or death I can protect you, I will." – Aragorn

"I tried to save the Shire, and it has been saved, but not for me." – Frodo

"The rule of no realm is mine: neither of Gondor nor any other." – Aragorn

"I let Frodo go." – Sam

"Not idly do the leaves of Lórien fall." – Haldir

"You bow to no one." – Théoden

"I am the son of Denethor, not some errand-boy sent forth to beg help." – Boromir

"It is not yours to give." – Elrond

"Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life." – Gandalf

"The old forests are not dead, nor are the Elves who dwell within them." – Galadriel

"Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger." – Gandalf

"The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air." – Galadriel

"Orcs have no love for trees." – Treebeard

"I am not going to do what he wants. I will not give in." – Merry

"There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery." – Treebeard

"I feel it too. The sea calls to me." – Aragorn

"The forest is old, very old. So old that almost nothing is remembered of its beginning." – Treebeard

"Isengard will not contain the wrath of Nature forever." – Gandalf

"The land is dying. We must act." – Aragorn

"Not all who wander are lost." – Bilbo

"A king may fulfill his role. He may become the shadow and the sword." – Aragorn

"I am not afraid. Not of death, not of pain, not of anything." – Théoden

"Let us ride, my friends, and bring to ruin the engine of Barad-dûr." – Aragorn

"I do not fear death." – Boromir

"The king returns!" – Gandalf

"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be faithful." – Sam

"The hour grows late. Now is the time for courage." – Elrond

"I will defend this city, even if I stand alone." – Denethor

"We come to it at last: the great battle of our time." – Aragorn

"I will not let the White City fall, nor our people perish." – Aragorn

"You have my sword." – Aragorn

"The king yet lives." – Legolas

"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." – Arwen

"You are the light in the darkness." – Aragorn

"My heart speaks only one name: Aragorn." – Arwen

"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." – Thorin

"Love is stronger than duty, though both weigh heavy." – Arwen

"Even the wisest cannot foresee all ends." – Gandalf

"You have your mother’s eyes." – Elrond

"There is still good in the world, and it lies in her heart." – Sam

"I choose a mortal life and a mortal fate." – Arwen

"You are my grace, my gift, my queen." – Aragorn

"In place of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen!" – Galadriel

"Farewell, sweet daughter. May your love endure beyond the sea." – Elrond

"Into his heart, the thought will grow that he alone can possess the Ring." – Galadriel

"Do not tempt me. For I do not wish to become like the Dark Lord." – Galadriel

"The ring offers power, but at what cost?" – Gandalf

"You cannot wield it. None of us can." – Aragorn

"The power of the enemy is growing." – Gandalf

"I have seen the enemy’s might, and I tremble." – Boromir

"The Ring consumes all who bear it." – Elrond

"I pity even his slaves." – Gandalf

"It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing." – Isildur

"The Eye is searching. It sees your heart." – Gollum

"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them…" – Inscription

"Will you take it? Then dare to keep it!" – Galadriel

"I passed the test. I will diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel." – Galadriel

"The board is cleared. The game is played." – Gandalf

"It is time, Frodo." – Gandalf

"The Shire is behind you. The world is ahead." – Sam

"We set out to save the Shire, Sam, and we did." – Frodo

"I can’t carry it for you… but I can carry you." – Sam

"Goodbye, dear friend." – Frodo

"May your journey be swift and your heart light." – Elrond

"You have grown since the days of the Fellowship." – Aragorn

"Until we meet again, under unclouded stars." – Legolas

"Don’t give up, Mr. Frodo." – Sam

"Wherever you go, I will go." – Sam