What does that Bilbo quote mean?

What does that Bilbo quote mean?

It means I don’t know some of you very well, and a few of you I ought to like better. And he said it that way because he wanted to make it difficult for his guests to quite work out what he was saying. That’s why Tolkien writes in the next line: This was unexpected and rather difficult.

What does Bilbo mean when he says I like half of you?

“I like you less than half as well as you deserve” Means “you deserve that I should like you better”.

What does Bilbo say to Gandalf?

Bilbo: “I’m old, Gandalf. I know I don’t look it, but I’m beginning to feel it in my heart.”

What does half as good mean?

informal. B2. to be much less good/bad/exciting, etc than something else: Her new book’s not half as good as the last one.

Did Gandalf know Bilbo had the ring?

2 Answers. Gandalf did not know then that it was the One Ring. He simply suspected it. He realised Smeagol had called it that in the past and understood then there was an even deeper magical power behind this than he realised.

Who said I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve?

“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.” – Bilbo Baggins.

Why shouldn’t I take it LOTR?

Why shouldn’t I keep it?” Gandalf: “I think you should leave the ring behind, Bilbo. Bilbo: “Now it comes to it, I don’t feel like parting with it, its mine, I found it, it came to me!”

What does half the person you are mean?

(not) half the person/man/woman (one) used to be. Having a reduced, diminished, or weakened physique, disposition, conviction, prowess, or mental acuity, as after some action, event, or trauma. Sometimes used in the negative but to the same effect.

What are some good quotes from Bilbo Baggins?

Quotes tagged as “bilbo-baggins” Showing 1-30 of 33 “Good Morning!” said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” ― “I am old, Gandalf. I don’t look it, but I am beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts.

What did Bilbo say to the Dragon in The Hobbit?

Yet I am glad that I have shared in your perils – that has been more than any Baggins deserves.” “So comes snow after fire, and even dragons have their ending!” “Then Bilbo fled [with the cup].

How did Bilbo overcome the objections of the Baggins side of himself?

“Bilbo and Frodo overcome the objections of the Baggins side of themselves in order to embrace the Quests that await them. Sometimes we have the same struggles as they do. The Took in us wants to pursue dreams, and the Baggins part wants to stay safe and conventional.

What was the meaning of the second quote in The Hobbit?

The meaning of the second quote was that every dragon must have a weakness, which Bilbo has found while taking with Smaug; a patch in the hollow in the dragon’s chest. The real leader of the whole company isn’t Thorin yet it is Bilbo since he mostly decides what the expedition does and has contributed the most in the journey.