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1.“It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.”
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2."You may learn something, and whether what you see be fair or evil, that may be profitable, and yet it may not. Seeing is both good and perilous."
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3.“Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place?"
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4."Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. You know little of the lands beyond your bounds."
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5."There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined. Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore. Mortals put an end to the darkness; they search out the farthest recesses for ore in the blackest darkness. Far from human dwellings they cut a shaft, in places untouched by human feet; far from other people they dangle and sway."
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6."Should you then seek great things for yourself? Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster on all people. But wherever you go I will let you escape with your life."
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7."Naked I was sent back, for a brief time, until my task is done. And naked I lay upon the mountain-top...I was alone, forgotten, without escape upon the hard horn of the world. There I lay staring upward, while the stars wheeled over, and each day was as long as a life-age of the earth."
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8."You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."
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9."Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves."
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10."Be not too eager to deal out death in the name of justice, fearing for your own safety. Even the wise cannot see all ends."
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11."Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
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12."Do not swerve to the right or to the left. Turn your foot away from evil."
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13."They cannot conquer forever!"
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14."Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!"
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15."My body is broken. I go to my fathers. And even in their mighty company I shall not now be ashamed."
It would be more interesting if the answers said something about where each quote is found. That would be book, chapter, and verse for the Bible. It would maybe be book and chapter for LOTR. It might also be good for the answers to include the name of the character who spoke each line.