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I just read this fascinating discussion in the course of catching up with threads after my vacation - very enjoyable and highly interesting contributions! Thanks to all, especially including those I can't yet rep because they seem to catch my eye with good posts so often.
One thought on the contrast between Saruman and Gandalf occurred to me - Gandalf's humility resulted in his paying attention to the seemingly small, unimportant things - Hobbits, for example. He was not above enjoying their company, just because they were obscure and rustic. Saruman (and Sauron, for that matter) ignored everything that he did not consider worth his attention - and oversaw the details that led to the downfall of both.
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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