True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.
CourageGandalf in The Hobbit, An Unexpected JourneyI found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.
Small ThingsGandalf in The Hobbit, An Unexpected JourneySo do all who live to see such times; but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingMany that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.
Life, DeathGandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingI was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to.
IntelligenceGandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersI will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.
Crying & TearsGandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingA wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSome believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love. Why Bilbo Baggins? Perhaps because I am afraid, and he gives me courage.
Gandalf in The Hobbit, An Unexpected JourneyHobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet after a hundred years they can still surprise you.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingAnd he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingCourage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand - that and such hope as I bring.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBe silent! Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth! I haven't passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, The Two TowersFor even the very wise cannot see all ends.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the RingI am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the RingIt is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the RingThe battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle-Earth is about to begin. All our hopes now lie with two little Hobbits.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers