Norwegian Battle Axe

Famous quotes containing the words battle and/or axe:

“Above the bayonets, mixed and crossed,
Men saw a gray, gigantic ghost
Receding through the battle cloud,
And heard across the tempest loud
The death cry of a nation lost!”
—Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)

“If the axe is not sharp, it doesn’t matter how hard the wood is.”
—Chinese proverb.