Alfred TennysonNo sword Of wrath her right arm whirl'd, But one poor poet's scroll, and with his word She shook the world.
About This Quote
There's a famous saying in classical Greek, "Όστε δε ναιάν καρτέρα το μήλω σώμα ενδιόπιος μεταβώντων, κλοπών προσφέρων τακτάς αστλής." ("Whoever has a sling and not a sword,is like a man who takes up a stone and is going to throw it at someone, but is afraid he will hit himself.
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