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[–] dudinax@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

From the book: They were insistent. Elrond in particular thought Pippin was going to screw things up, which he did. Gandalf told Elrond they should trust to friendship more than wisdom, since in this particular matter even the wise couldn't see how to succeed.