Sword Drawing

Famous quotes containing the words sword and/or drawing:

    “Rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
    —Bible: Hebrew, Proverbs 12:18.

    “The time to guard against corruption and tyranny, is before they shall have gotten hold on us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold, than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)