Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: smal…

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, p.246, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. ✨ J.R.R. Tolkien (2014). The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, p.246, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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