Swords don't glorify the creator-God. Love does. Self-giving love, best of all. Votes: 3
N. T. WrightSwords can win territories but not hearts, forces can bend heads but not minds Votes: 3
Mirza Tahir AhmadWomen's Tongues are as sharp as two-edged Swords, and wound as much, when they are anger'd. Votes: 3
Margaret CavendishSwords were given to men, that none might be Slaves, but such as know not how to use them. Votes: 3
Algernon SidneyLay this unto your breast: Old friends, like old swords, still are trusted best. Votes: 2
John WebsterFire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. Votes: 2
Richard SteeleBulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. Votes: 2
Margaret HalseyAll books are either dreams or swords, you can cut, or you can drug, with words. Votes: 2
Amy LowellThe world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords. Votes: 2
F. E. SmithA lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot. Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinChristians, instead of arming themselves with swords, extend their hands in prayer. Votes: 0
Athanasius of AlexandriaSome battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens. Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinSlogans can be worse than swords if they are only put in the right mouths. Votes: 0
Zora Neale HurstonMany evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay. Votes: 0
J. R. R. TolkienLibrarianship is a form of heroism. It's just not as flashy as swords and dragons. Votes: 0
Mira GrantGit'er DoneThey beat their swords upon their shieldsTo no beast or man would they yield Votes: 0
MuseHaving the courage to stand up for yourself is like bringing swords to a stick fight. Votes: 0
Kyle SchmalenbergNew eras don't come about because of swords, they're created by the people who wield them. Votes: 0
Nobuhiro WatsukiWits, like drunken men with swords, are apt to draw their steel upon their best acquaintances. Votes: 0
Douglas William JerroldThe world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords. Votes: 0
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of BirkenheadListen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government Votes: 0
Graham ChapmanMore men have been defeated by reports than all the steel of all the swords in history. Votes: 0
Raymond E. FeistThe peace of heaven is theirs that lift their swords, in such a just and charitable war. Votes: 0
William ShakespeareSeminaked men! Jacky trilled. âWith swords, Kat purred. âIt is a romance novel! Votes: 0
P. C. CastA shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. What more could any woman want? Votes: 0
George R. R. MartinTragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles. Votes: 0
Sherrilyn KenyonThose who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords. Votes: 0
Benjamin FranklinI think people have a little wall they throw up real quick if they see swords and sorcery. Votes: 0
Jeff SmithI cannot think the disputes and jealousies of Heaven are tried and settled by the swords of earth. Votes: 0
James Anthony FroudeBlood thirsty has nothing to do with guns and swords, it has all to do with vindictive inclinations Votes: 0
Bangambiki HabyarimanaIt needs but one foe to breed a war, and those who have not swords can still die upon them. Votes: 0
J. R. R. TolkienI'd always had a hankering to write some old-school sword and sorcery. And there certainly are advantages to that particular form - for one thing, you're able to go all-out on the imaginative front, with a lot less concern for the usual unities of time and space and character. Votes: 1 Richard K. Morgan
We have got this Damocles' sword of Standard and Poor's hanging over us, with the commitment they have made to review Britain's credit rating in the summer of 2010 after the general election. Everybody in Britain has a vital interest in ensuring that the triple A credit rating agency is maintained. Votes: 1 Philip Hammond