Top 99 Gandalf Quotes From The Hobbit

Gandalf the Grey, the iconic wizard from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, has captured the hearts of millions with his wise words and heroic deeds. Here are the top 99 Gandalf quotes from The Hobbit:

On Adventure and Courage

1. “All good stories deserve embellishment.”
2. “I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging.”
3. “Fly, you fools!”
4. “I have no memory of this place.”
5. “True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.”
6. “Even the smallest person can change the course of history.”
7. “Home is behind, the world ahead.”
8. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
9. “I have found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.”
10. “You shall not pass!”
11. “Saruman believes it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.”
12. “I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!”
13. “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here.”
14. “Not all those who wander are lost.”
15. “It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
16. “I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
17. “I am Gandalf, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
18. “Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
19. “I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass!”

On Wisdom and Knowledge

1. “Many 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 judgment.”
2. “A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.”
3. “It is the mark of a good fairy-story, of the higher or more complete kind, that however wild its events, however fantastic or terrible the adventures, it can give to child or man that hears it, when the ‘turn’ comes, a catch of the breath, a beat and lifting of the heart, near to (or indeed accompanied by) tears.”
4. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
5. “I have no memory of this place.”
6. “There are many powers in this world, for good or for evil. Some are greater than I am. Against some I have not yet been measured.”
7. “He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
8. “True courage is about knowing not when to take a life, but when to spare one.”
9. “I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!”
10. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
11. “I am Gandalf, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
12. “The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.”
13. “I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass!”

On Friendship and Loyalty

1. “I would have doubted me too.”
2. “I cannot guarantee his safety.”
3. “Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity!”
4. “I am Gandalf, and Gandalf means me!”
5. “I am Gandalf, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
6. “The treacherous are ever distrustful.”
7. “He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.”
8. “Fly, you fools!”
9. “I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass!”
10. “I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”
11. “Even the smallest person can change the course of history.”

On Hope and Optimism

1. “End? No, the journey doesn’t end here.”
2. “I have found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay.”
3. “Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
4. “I am Gandalf, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.”
5. “Not all those who wander are lost.”
6. “You shall not pass!”
7. “It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.”
8. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
9. “Home is behind, the world ahead.”
10. “The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.”

1. Host a Hobbit movie marathon with friends and family.
2. Create a themed menu with dishes inspired by Middle-earth.
3. Set up a scavenger hunt with clues based on Gandalf’s quotes.
4. Dress up as Gandalf and take pictures with your friends.
5. Create a DIY Gandalf costume and wear it to the event.
6. Print out your favorite Gandalf quotes and use them as decorations.
7. Play a trivia game with questions about Gandalf and his adventures.
8. Set up a photo booth with props and costumes inspired by Middle-earth.
9. Create a playlist of music inspired by The Hobbit and play it throughout the event.
10. End the night with a bonfire and a reading of your favorite Gandalf quotes.