“Vntroubled night they say giues counsell best.”

“Common sense (which, in truth, is very uncommon) is the best sense I know of: abide by it; it will counsel you best.”

“Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.”

“For Isildur would not surrender it to Elrond and Círdan who stood by. They counselled him to cast it into the fire of Orodruin night at hand... But Isildur refused this counsel, saying: 'This I will have as weregild for my father's death, and my brother's. Was it not I that dealt the Enemy his death-blow?' And the Ring that he held seemed to him exceedingly fair to look on; and he would not suffer it to be destroyed.”

“I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.”

“Counsel involving right and wrong should never be sought from a man who does not say his prayers.”