# Quote — J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

> "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell!"

- Author: [J. R. R. Tolkien](https://www.leafyquotes.com/j-r-r-tolkien.md)
- Book: [The Hobbit](https://www.leafyquotes.com/j-r-r-tolkien/the-hobbit.md)
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## More from this book

> It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,
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> Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.
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> It lies behind stars and under hills,
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> And empty holes it fills.
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> It comes first and follows after,
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> Ends life, kills laughter.

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> The king is come unto his hall
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> Under the Mountain dark and tall.
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> The Worm of Dread is slain and dead,
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> And ever so our foes shall fall!

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> To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.

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