Sword Quotes

565 Sword quotes by 343 unique authors

...the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." "...a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is. — George R. R. Martin
Know your enemy, know his sword. — Miyamoto Musashi
You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath — Confucius
It was the kind of sword that would make a lifelong pacifist look for tall boots and a hat with feathers. — Ilona Andrews
Like a falling star, he descended on the Tarbh Cró, a Cassiline berserker, his sword biting and slashing like a silver snake. — Jacqueline Carey
You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too. — Anne Lamott
The North American Church is at a critical juncture. The gospel of grace is being confused and compromised by silence, seduction, and outright subversion. The… — Brennan Manning
Now what happens?" asked the man in black. "We face each other as God intended," Fezzik said. "No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone."… — William Goldman
Then shut up or grab a sword and come help. (Takeshi) Is that a challenge? (Savitar) It would be if I didn’t know for a… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
A double-edged sword One side destroys One releases I am your Gordian knot Will you release or destroy me? Follow truth and you shall: Find… — P. C. Cast
This is your sword. You press the pointy end into the enemy. Try not to let him make eye contact with you and remember, he… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
So, how do you kill a dragon? (Channon) With a very sharp sword. (Sebastian) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
O that we would so love the gospel and have so much compassion for lost people that tribulation and distress and persecution and famine and… — John Piper
Gil-galad was an Elven-king. Of him the harpers sadly sing: the last whose realm was fair and free between the Mountains and the Sea. His… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I began to think vodka was my drink at last. It didn’t taste like anything, but it went straight down into my stomach like a… — Sylvia Plath
Just so you know: if a rakshasa shows up, I left my sword in the car. — Ilona Andrews
Don't disrespect the sword marshmallow. — Michael Buckley
He can occasionally see to an enemy," she conceded. "If he manages to get his sword pointed in the right direction and the enemy does… — Lynn Kurland
...when the armed robber of unhappiness knocks over the Keebler cookie display of our complacency, and bangs the samurai sword of negativity on the checkout… — Dave Barry
The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into… — George R. R. Martin
I thought about all the things I was suddenly able to do—like fight with a sword and summon a magical shell of armor. Those were… — Rick Riordan
Hello Angel,'Michael rumbled, and leaned over to give the woman a kiss on the cheek. She accepted it with all the loving tolerance of a… — Jim Butcher
Superior strength is a sword that manifests one's will. — Hiroyuki Takei
my sword reappeared in my pocket. yeah,great timing.now i could attack the walls all i wanted.my cell had no bar,no window,not even a door — Rick Riordan
Arthur’s fingers tighten on the silver-braided hilt: see how naturally it fits his hand! He pulls. The Sword of Britain slides from its stone sheath.… — Stephen R. Lawhead

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