Axe Quotes

131 quotes by 110 authors

Tentatively I stood a great lump of wood on the chopping block and bought the axe down on it. It flew into two perfect halves.… — Helen Garner
You've got to bear it in mind that nobody that ever lived is specially privileged; the axe can fall at any moment, on any neck,… — James Agee
I have no axe to grind; only my thoughts to burnish. — George Santayana
What to do, when a ship carrying a hundred passengers suddenly capsizes and there is only one lifeboat? When the lifeboat is full, those who… — Pentti Linkola
If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why then do we read? So that… — Franz Kafka
Is it the lumberman, then, who is the friend and lover of the pine, stands nearest to it, and understands its nature best? Is it… — Henry David Thoreau
A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who… — Gautama Buddha
He nothing common did, or mean, / Upon that memorable scene, / But with his keener eye / The axe's edge did try. — Andrew Marvell
Itâ€™s an old Orc axe, which means heâ€™s been in battle. Orcs have killed members of his family, and heâ€™s trying to find the Orc… — William Kircher
Violence is the gold standard, the reserve that guarantees order. In actuality, it is better than a gold standard, because violence has universal value. Violence… — Jack Donovan
Big? Sure. But, he can't catch mice! So for your big tree. No use? Then plant it in the wasteland - in emptiness. Walk idly… — Zhuangzi
It takes two to paint. One to paint, the other to stand by with an axe to kill him before he spoils it. — William Merritt Chase
If anybody says their facelift doesn't hurt, they're lying. It was like I'd spent the night with an axe murderer. — Sharon Osbourne
A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul. — Franz Kafka
In the beginning, we create the enemy. Before the weapon comes the image. We think others to death and then invent the battle-axe or ballistic… — Sam Keen
About the use of language: it is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it… — Edsger Dijkstra
When the injustice is great enough, justice will lend me the strength needed to correct it. None may stand against it. It will shatter every… — Chris Avellone
A book should serve as an axe to the ice inside us. — Franz Kafka
Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. — Rumi
If you want to be called a dwarf you must be in immediate possession of a battle axe cause otherwise your just a midget with… — Ralphie May

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