The old that is strong does not wither. GANDALF [BILBO's words] #Tolkien #LOTR

Deep roots are not reached by the frost. GANDALF [BILBO's words] #Tolkien #LOTR

A hunted man sometimes wearies of distrust and longs for friendship. ARAGORN. #Tolkien #LOTR

Handsome is as handsome does. PIPPIN. #Tolkien #LOTR

Apples for walking, and a pipe for sitting. SAM. #Tolkien #LOTR

Fire is our friend in the wilderness. ARAGORN. #Tolkien #LOTR

The heirs of Elendil do not forget. ARAGORN. #Tolkien #LOTR

All blades perish that pierce [the] dreadful King. ARAGORN. #Tolkien #LOTR

There are many powers in the world, for good or for evil. GANDALF. #Tolkien #LOTR

Gimli and Legolas are effectively DEI hires.

They are also effectively proof of the value of DEI hires. Gimli became invaluable in ways distinct to Dwarves; likewise Legolas in ways unique to Elves. They were included to represent their peoples, but the result was a pooling of gifts which would otherwise have been absent.

Dwarves’ tongues run on when speaking of their handiwork. GLOIN.

To sheep other sheep no doubt appear different. LINDIR.

Come and go as you like, as long as you don’t make a noise. BILBO.

In LOTR we see whips in the hands of the Balrog, multiple orcs, Sharky's ruffians, and Sauron himself. Even Shelob's webs lash like whips. Good people don't use them. Whips are the weapons of cowards and slavedrivers, whose authority derives from their ability to inflict pain.

The might of Elrond is in wisdom, not in weapons. BOROMIR.

The spies of the Enemy are many. LEGOLAS.

What roads would any dare to tread… if the Dunedain were asleep? ARAGORN.

If simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be. ARAGORN.

'A shoot from the stump of Jesse' is a biblical image for the restoration of the kingdom. In LOTR we see two parallels: the sapling of the White Tree as emblem of the restored Gondor; and Sam's Mallorn, planted by the stump of the Party Tree, as emblem of the restored Shire.