Live Dragon Quotes

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“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him”. This famous quote by J.R.R. Tolkien is applied in almost everything you do. So what exactly does this quote mean when it is unraveled, what was Tolkien referring to when he used this quote in the famous book The Hobbit. Tolkien writing is taken very seriously amongst many other authors and his fans. He has grown very popular due to the “lord of the Rings” book and movie and then “ The Hobbit” book and movie. This famous quote is one of the more popular quotes by J.R.R Tolkien and many people think about it or use it in their everyday lives without realizing it. People make plans but the never really stop to consider if their plan has faults or needs corrections. What will they do if their plans do not work, move on to plan B? …show more content…

Whether they are visiting the doctor, having lunch or just simply solving a problem. They use step by step plans to come to a solution. As humans we usually think are way is the right way and there is no better way around something. But what happens when people find a fault in each other's or their own plans or need to correct something. This idea is show in Tolkien quote at the beginning, “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations”. Essentially he is referring to your plan will not work if you don't consider all of the possible outcome or what might potentially happen. This is shown time and time again in everyday life when you have a plan and stick with this plan and never consider the possible failures or problems and the results come up

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