Sword Quotes

565 quotes by 343 authors

The censor's sword pierces deeply into the heart of free expression. — Earl Warren
My room is like an antique shop, full of junk, and weird stuff. There's a big sword in there. And a taxidermy bird, and a… — Florence Welch
Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the… — Robert E. Howard
I wish thy way. And when in me myself should rise, and long for something otherwise, Then Lord, take sword and spear And slay. — Amy Carmichael
Torturous advances won over generations can be lost by a single stroke of a myopic president's pen or a vainglorious general's sword. — David Mitchell
Those who don't say what they mean will live and die by their own sword. — Noel Gallagher
Justice wields an erratic sword, grants mercy to fortunate few. Yet if man doesn't fight for her, 'tis chaos he's left to. — Marisha Pessl
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons. — Douglas MacArthur
Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard Some do it with a bitter look Some with a flattering… — Oscar Wilde
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright sword for its… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is… — Michael Crichton
Let'sss just kill him," said the shorter Ra'zac. "He has caused us much grief." The taller one ran his finger down his sword. "A good… — Christopher Paolini
Evil conquered?' said Gwydion. 'You have learned much, but learn this last and hardest of lessons. You have conquered only the enchantments of evil. That… — Lloyd Alexander
Porthos: He thinks he can challenge the mighty Porthos with a sword... D'Artagnan: The mighty who? Porthos: Don't tell me you've never heard of me.… — Alexandre Dumas
You are life, inventing form. No more can you die on sword or years than you can die on doorways through which you walk, one… — Richard Bach
He who waits for the sword to fall upon his neck will surely lose his head. — Stephen R. Donaldson
The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit,… — Miyamoto Musashi
Defeat exists but not suffering. A true warrior knows that when he loses a battle, he is improving the skill with which he wields a… — Paulo Coelho
Stop it," spluttered Eustace, "go away. Put that thing away. It's not safe. Stop it, I say. I'll tell Caspian. I'll have you muzzled and… — C.S. Lewis
My gosh, if youâ€™re going away, we got a million things to talk about! All the things we wouldâ€™ve talked about next month, the month… — Ray Bradbury

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