06-22-2005, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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Proverbial Tolkien
Suggested by Elanor in the Discussion thread on TT: chaps. 8 and 9. A collection of the proverbial and "wise saying" lore in the LoTR. I'll start:
Short cuts make long delays. Pippin, Bk 1, chap. 2 |
06-22-2005, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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If in doubt, always follow your nose.
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06-22-2005, 05:04 PM | #3 |
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Where there's life there's hope; and need of vittles.
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06-22-2005, 05:08 PM | #4 |
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I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
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06-23-2005, 04:48 PM | #5 |
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A hasty stroke goes oft astray.
Aragorn The Passing of the Grey Company.
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Then Huor spoke and said: "Yet if it stands but a little while, then out of your house shall come the hope of Elves and Men. This I say to you, lord, with the eyes of death: though we part here for ever, and I shall not look on your white walls again, from you and me a new star shall arise. Farewell!" The Silmarillion, Nirnaeth Arnoediad, Page 230 |
06-28-2005, 02:05 PM | #6 |
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All that glitters is not gold.....
Bibo's whole poem about Aragorn seems made up of this kind of "one liner" |
06-29-2005, 11:58 AM | #7 |
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Isn't it "All that is gold does not glitter"?
I like how JRRT takes everyday saying and changes them slightly, to give a sense that our language has evolved from their language. The "cow jumped over the moon" song is a great example. "It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish" Me again, by way of Sam Last edited by The Gaffer : 06-29-2005 at 11:59 AM. |
06-29-2005, 12:21 PM | #8 |
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"Don't laugh at life dragons."
Somewhat lacking in modern-day-application when concidered in the literal sense, but definitely with a good point!
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06-29-2005, 03:42 PM | #9 |
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He has so many great ones!
Yes, I agree with you, Gaffer, about those slight changes, like Cow/Moon. Interesting! That "war of proverbs" between Gimli and Elrond when the company is leaving Rivendell is interesting .... I like how you get the flavor of elven vs. dwarvish proverbs.
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
06-29-2005, 04:36 PM | #10 |
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Another slight change is Make haste while the sun shines - Goldberry
Now we say Make hay while the sun shines.
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06-29-2005, 08:38 PM | #11 |
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I like the interplay between Aragorn and Eomer when they first meet. Eomer sort of searching his soul on what to do. Aragorn - maybe for the first time we see him doing it - providing encouragement to do what is right, strengthening, etc.
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06-30-2005, 03:31 AM | #12 |
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I agree. In retrospect, Eomer provides Aragorn with the first "external" validation of his claims, i.e. from someone who didn't know him and his lineage already. He accepted Aragorn: "from the moment you first rose from the grass" (or words to that effect, somewhere in ROTK).
"The men of Rohan do not lie, and so are not easily deceived." Eomer (though not sure it was him), TTT |
06-30-2005, 01:57 PM | #13 |
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Yes, I like that one - Eomer has really grown on me in the last few readings ...
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
07-01-2005, 02:15 AM | #14 |
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"Keep a careful hand on your pants because you'll never know who might be along to snitch them." - Pippin, ROTK, somewhere in the middle. What? Yes, he DID say that!!
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07-01-2005, 02:26 PM | #16 |
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Eep!
*puts on a skirt* hi, BoP! I passed up your post count! Neener neener!
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
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07-07-2005, 11:59 PM | #20 |
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The other day I saw "Not all those who wander are lost" quoted on a T-shirt for some hiking organization. I thought that was pretty cool.
"Go not to the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no." I always thought this was useful, since "elves" is interchangable with "wise." An unlikely little piece of advice. Bilbo's walking song is good to know, but it probably isn't proverbial, only 'cause it's too long.
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