The praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards

Sam hesitated for a moment, then bowing very low: “Good night, captain, my lord,” he said. “You took the chance, sir.”

“Did I so?” said Faramir.

“Yes sir, and showed your quality: the very highest.”

Faramir smiled. “A pert servant, Master Samwise. But nay: the praise of the praiseworthy is above all rewards. Yet there was naught in this to praise. I had no lure or desire to do other than I have done.”

by J. R. R. Tolkien (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973)
from The Two Towers
chapter: The Window on the West
image – woodley wonderworks

Tags: Duty, The Two Towers
Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien

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