Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo?

Gandalf (Ian Mckellen)

12 seconds sound clip from the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:08:15 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- He will never be rid of his need for it.

- He hates and loves the Ring, as he hates and loves himself.

- Smeagol's life is a sad story. Yes, Smeagol he was once called. Before the Ring found him. Before it drove him mad.

- It's a pity Bilbo didn't kill him when he had the chance.

- Pity? It is pity that stayed Bilbo's hand.

- Many that live deserve death. Some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them, Frodo?

- Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends.

- My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play yet, for good or ill before this is over.

- The pity of Bilbo may rule the fate of many.

- I wish the Ring had never come to me.

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