The pen is mightier than the sword

Cultural  

1. Human history is influenced more by the written word than by warfare.

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Example Sentences

DeTroy likened the accusations as an indiscriminate Scud missile attack that rewrote the adage, "The pen is mightier than the sword."

From US News • Jul. 23, 2015

I have discovered the absolute truth of an adage that I had never before truly taken to heart: "The pen is mightier than the sword."

From The Guardian • Dec. 9, 2012

No, I cannot subscribe to your sentiment, "The pen is mightier than the sword," which you ask me to write, because it is not true.

From A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After by Haney, John Louis

I recollect his enthusing over the phrase "Beneath the rule of men supremely great The pen is mightier than the sword."

From Impressions of a War Correspondent by Lynch, George

"The pen is mightier than the sword, Mr. Brent, sir, that's a fact," he gasped, tumbling headlong into Brent's room.

From In the Mayor's Parlour by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)