On Greed
Dec 29 2010 Filed in: Quotes
Claude mentioned this after group. I thought it was worth having it here.
Tolkien truly captures the essence of greed.
The dragon’s treasure – Bilbo has stolen a cup from Smaug’s vast horde and then Smaug misses the cup…
“Thieves! Fire! Murder! Such a thing had not happened since first he came to the Mountain! His rage passes description – the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted. “
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, P. 208
Tolkien truly captures the essence of greed.
The dragon’s treasure – Bilbo has stolen a cup from Smaug’s vast horde and then Smaug misses the cup…
“Thieves! Fire! Murder! Such a thing had not happened since first he came to the Mountain! His rage passes description – the sort of rage that is only seen when rich folk that have more than they can enjoy suddenly lose something that they have long had but have never before used or wanted. “
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, P. 208