Every man who strikes blows for power, for influence, for institutions, for the right, must be just as good an anvil as… — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and… — Leland Stanford Copy Share Image
In France every man is either an anvil or a hammer; he is a beater or must be beaten. — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Thou must (in commanding and winning, or serving and losing, suffering or triumphing) be either anvil or hammer. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image