100+ Best Hobbit Quotes: Inspiring & Memorable Lines from Middle-earth

"It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him."

"Courage is found in unlikely places."

"Go back?" he thought. "No good at all! Go sideways? Impossible! Go forward? Only thing to do!"

"I am not afraid," said Bilbo; and somehow, standing there face to face with the great spider, he did really feel brave.

"Where there’s life there’s hope, and need of vittles."

"There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something."

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

"Bless me! I should never have believed it! A regular burglar, indeed!"

"You are more worthy than any of us to wear the crown of Durin!"

"He had no sword, only a wooden club which could do little damage."

"Now, Mr. Baggins, you must take care. You are on dangerous ground."

"It was at this point that Bilbo stopped thinking so much about himself."

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

"Home is behind, the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread."

"The world is not in your books and maps. It's out there."

"Every path has its puddle."

"Short cuts make long delays."

"It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door."

"Step by step, the longest march can be won."

"Often does hatred hurt itself."

"Words are often a clue to true intentions."

"The greatest adventures are the ones you never planned."

"Luck serves those who dare."

"True wealth lies not in gold, but in deeds."

"I'm going on an adventure!" — Bilbo, after regaining his composure.

"Don’t be afraid of dwarves; they’re quite harmless when you get used to them."

"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things!"

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

"What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not?"

"You can sing if you like, but don't expect me to join in."

"Bother burgling and everything to do with it!"

"I’m not made for climbing!"

"Dwarves are not heroes, but calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money."

"I should think you would have had enough of eggs with 'boiled' in the name!"

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

"To the end of the chapter, and then to breakfast!"

"You're a good fellow, I can see. I would trust you."

"Wherever you go, I will follow."

"We help our friends."

"Even if you were armed to the teeth, you’d still be just one against fifteen!"

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

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."

"You don’t really suppose we would leave you in the lurch?"

"Together we stood, together we fall."

"Loyalty is shown not in words, but in deeds."

"We may be few, but we stand together."

"No one fights alone when friendship stands beside them."

"Through fire and shadow, we remain united."

"Not all those who wander are lost."

"Roads go ever on, over rock and under tree."

"The world is big, and I have never seen any of it."

"Off we go, where the cold wind blows!"

"Where is the path leading? I don’t know, but I mean to follow it."

"He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder."

"Adventure is just another word for trouble."

"Something is taking its toll on me: adventure."

"I’ve gone and had one without meaning to."

"Out goes the door, and off goes the dragon!"

"Beyond the forest, over the mountains, lies a land unknown."

"Every journey begins with a single step."

"Fear is the path to the dark side."

"Even the smallest creature can defy the mightiest terror."

"He was trembling from head to foot, but he did not turn or run."

"Darkness is in my bones, and I don’t know why."

"I am frightened, but I am not going to let it stop me."

"Sometimes even the bravest hearts falter."

"The unknown is always frightening."

"But in the end, it’s not the fear that defines us—it’s how we face it."

"He had passed the test, and now he was free."

"Courage isn't the absence of fear, but the triumph over it."

"When all seems lost, strength comes from within."

"He realized that fear could be faced, and even mastered."

"A leader is not one who leads, but one who inspires others to lead themselves."

"Thorin Oakenshield stood tall, though burdened by pride."

"The king must be the last to leave, and the first to return."

"Responsibility is heavier than mithril."

"A crown brings more sorrow than joy."

"He who claims leadership must serve before commanding."

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

"Even kings must answer to their people."

"The weight of rule is greater than the weight of gold."

"A true leader sacrifices for the many."

"Honor is not in titles, but in actions."

"Let us not forget the cost of victory."

"The love of gold is not for the gold itself, but for the power it brings."

"Gold is not always glittering, nor is silver pure."

"Dragon-sickness took hold of Thorin deep down."

"Greed blinds even the wisest minds."

"He who desires too much ends up losing all."

"The mountain glitters with treasure, but groans with sorrow."

"Riches mean nothing when bought with betrayal."

"The Arkenstone shone bright, but cast a dark shadow."

"Desire for wealth turns friends into foes."

"He sat among gold and gems, and yet was poorer than a beggar."

"The hoard consumed him from within."

"Gold breeds greed, and greed breeds ruin."

"Even darkness must pass. A new day will come."

"There is always hope, so long as one draws breath."

"When all seems lost, the brave rise."

"Stars shine brightest in the darkest night."

"Though broken, the spirit endures."

"After hardship comes healing."

"The sun will rise again, and with it, courage."

"Do not let despair take root in your heart."

"Even in chains, the mind can be free."

"Hope is the light that guides through shadows."

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."

"No storm lasts forever."

"I am not a hero, but I have done a hero’s part."

"Bilbo Baggins, who once believed only in comfort and tea."

"I am still just a hobbit, and no one else’s tale to tell."

"He was not the same hobbit who had stepped out of Bag End."

"Inside every quiet soul lies an uncharted adventure."

"You don’t need magic to be extraordinary."

"Who am I? That is the question I carry with me."

"The journey changed him more than he knew."

"To find yourself, sometimes you must lose your way."

"He discovered courage he never knew he had."

"Not all who change are lost—some are found."

"My name is Bilbo Baggins, and I am a burglar."