#ring

We are truth-speakers, we men of Gondor. We boast seldom, and then perform, or die in the attempt. "Not if I found it on the highway would I take it," I said. Even if I were such a man as to desire this thing, and even though I knew not clearly what this thing was when I spoke, still I should take those words as a vow, and be held by them. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#lord-of-the-rings #men

Men always seemed to growl and sniff around each other, bristling over nothing, and just as suddenly become buddies at the least likely moments. ↗

— Christine Feehan

#men #posturing #men

I must indeed abide the Doom of Men whether I will or nill: the loss and the silence. But I say to you, King of the Numenoreans, not till now have I understood the tale of your people and their fall. As wicked fools I scorned them, but I pity them at last. For if this is indeed, as the Elves say, the gift of the One to Men, it is bitter to receive. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

#doom #gift #inspirational #lord-of-the-rings #mortality

There are no second chances. You see, everyday is a chance, and it’s never got to be always just a second one. ↗

— Rea Erika Paraz Ebate

#inspirational #inspiring-quotes #opportunity #inspirational

Happy, even in anguish, is he to whom God has given a soul worthy of love and grief! He who has not seen the things of this world, and the heart of men in this double light, has seen nothing, and knows noting of the truth. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#feeling #grief #love #soul #suffering

No construct on earth will stand, that does not stand for the least among them, as their advocate and humble servant. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#inspiring #trust #inspirational

We are all frail-embodied creatures, who at times suffer through injustice, abuse, illness, pain and misfortune. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#inspiring #truth #inspirational

We must share! Sharing IS caring. Share everything: every idea, every resource, every story, every gift, every worry and every burden. Share yourself. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#inspiring #sharing #inspirational

* The truth is now as it was yesterday, and as it always will be, that the world is-as we are ↗

— Bryant McGill

#inspiring #truth #inspirational

* The joy and smile of even one child is worth more than the prancing intellects of a thousand men ↗

— Bryant McGill

#inspiring #truth #inspirational