Chopping wood Quote by Anthony de Mello

“If you ask me to cut down a tree I'll spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.”

— Abraham Lincoln

“If you do not sharpen your axe, it will take twice the same amount of time to cut down the same amount of trees.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Sharpen one blade at a time.”

— Allynn Riggs

“When you’re working with wood, every stroke of the tool dulls the edge just a little. Once, in my last year at the violin-making…

— James N McKean

“A dull ax is more dangerous than a sharp one.”

— Nicholas Sparks

“There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife. The knife had a handle of polished black bone, and a blade…

— Neil Gaiman

“If I had 6 h to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four of them sharpening my axe.”

— Patrick Engebretson

“It's iron that can sharpen iron; wood cannot do that.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“What might seem a careless phrase for one can cut deep as a blade for another.”

— Cora Carmack

“He picked up his knife and started carving again. He concentrated on the lines and planes of the wood to keep his mind from…

— Lorraine Heath

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my ax.

— Abraham Lincoln

“Still, he always approahed the job with a faint reluctance, disliking the manner of it more than the result. Chopping down a tree for…

— Diana Gabaldon