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John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R.) Tolkien
(3 Jan 1892 - 2 Sep 1973)

English author who was an Oxford University professor whose scholarly works include Chaucer as a Philologist (1936), but he is most famous for his classic fantasy novels, The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-55).

Science Quotes by John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R.) Tolkien (1)

He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.
— John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R.) Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
See also:  |  Wisdom (43)


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