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9.71 in 7 votesThree Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them...
You say the ring is dangerous, far more dangerous than I guess. In what way?' 'In many ways,' answered the wizard. It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would possess him.
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
"I don't suggest either one or the other thing. I'm not an advisor. You might learn something and the images, may they be beatiful or fatal, may be of some use to you, even ill-omened. To see is at the same time good and dangerous.
I forgot many things I thought I knew, and learnt many others that I had forgotten. I can see things at a great distance, and many others, close up, escape my view.
The Lord of the Rings