#sword

Fire and swords are slow engines of destruction, compared to the tongue of a Gossip. ↗

— Richard Steele

#destruction #engines #fire #gossip #slow

A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust. ↗

— James Stephens

#never #rust #should #spade #sword

King Arthur was one of my heroes - I played with a trash can lid for a knightly shield and my uncle's cane for the sword Excalibur. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#cane #heroes #i #king #lid

Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is. ↗

— Takeshi Kitano

#actor #blows #fighter #fighting #film

Information can be such a double-edged sword. ↗

— Jessiqua Wittman

#indecision #information #mol #quandary #sword

The pen is mightier than the sword unless it's a real sword in which case the guy with the pen should run away fast. ↗

— Roger Eschbacher

#practicality-for-intellectuals #swords #writing #humor

Mystics are not themselves. They do not exist in selves. They move as they are moved, talk as words come, see with sight that enters their eyes. I met a woman once and asked her where love had led her. Fool, there's no destination to arrive at. Loved one and lover and love are infinite. ↗

— فرید الدین عطار

#sword-sentiments #love

We need knew knights, but without swords. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #knights #literature #literature-quotes #philosophy

A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#harp #lies #song-lyrics #sword #truths

Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer ↗

— Taylor Swift

#fighting #love #taylor-swift-red #love