J.R.R. Tolkien — "The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unw…"

The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
J.R.R. Tolkien — J.R.R. Tolkien Modern · Lord of the Rings

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Letter to his son, Christopher Tolkien (Letter 52)

Date: 1943

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