It's not the maker of the sword, but the courage and skill of the swordsman that wins the day. From LearnThat.org. [Robert M. Irwin.]
“I hope your sword is as quick as my x-ray machine.”. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “I hope your sword is as quick as my x-ray machine.”] Reference
← “I hope your sword is as quick as my x-ray machine.”. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - GMTA.] Reference
He taught that the “way of the sword is the way to heaven.”. From Wordnik.com. [They will not build it. « BuzzMachine] Reference
"Perhaps he wants to know what you call your sword," Pedro suggested. From Wordnik.com. [By Right of Conquest Or, With Cortez in Mexico] Reference
Waldo Jaquith - “I hope your sword is as quick as my x-ray machine.”. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - “I hope your sword is as quick as my x-ray machine.”] Reference
Balsa compliments him and gives him the dagger as her present, saying that The weight of the sword is the weight of life. From Wordnik.com. [Seirei no Moribito ep 23 « Undercover] Reference
Not that I condone this sort of activity but I believe the Romans used to say: "a man with a sword is a man who will never starve". From Wordnik.com. [Guns for Gift Cards?] Reference
Currently, a flaming sword is guarding the Tree of Life. From Wordnik.com. [Arbor Vitae Press Info?] Reference
That sword is beautiful and perfect in my minds eye picture. From Wordnik.com. [Needle Is Here!] Reference
Borrow a sword from a friendly Ronin on a passing motorbike. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
Gotta figure out sooner or later what this magic sword is for. From Wordnik.com. [tonight the sky will not be consoled.] Reference
I make chainmail, and I think that not allowing a sword is bs. From Wordnik.com. [The Twilight Of The USA, Number One] Reference
The sword is itself a conflation of the "pen versus sword" dialectic. From Wordnik.com. [Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro] Reference
The sword is a very necessary and useful part of a soldier's furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
No doubt that sword is interfering with their publishing the book, also. From Wordnik.com. [Arbor Vitae Press Info?] Reference
I'm only guessing, but I'm betting that the owner of the broken sword is dead. From Wordnik.com. [Transmitting History] Reference
This sword is that rod of iron which contemns every tree and will bear it down. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Kethry glanced at the plain shortsword slung on the tent's centerpole, and nodded. From Wordnik.com. [Oathbreaker]
To the German officer a sword is even a convenience for running civilians through. From Wordnik.com. [Condensed Militarism in Canada] Reference
My sword is the greatest cure of headaches, head colds, and all diseases of the head!. From Wordnik.com. [June Christian Science Fiction/Fantasy Blog Tour Day 2] Reference
The sword is put into the hands of the civil magistrate, for the punishment of evil-doers. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict of Truth] Reference
The word sword or side arms was not mentioned by either of us until I wrote it in the terms. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant — Complete] Reference
You wouldn't stop, so I called the sword's magic and broke the bond of the power holding me. From Wordnik.com. [Stone of Tears]
(For a Western Martial Arts hobbiest on a budget, a sword is an intensely personal thing. From Wordnik.com. [Moonlighting] Reference
The glittering sword is a happy image for lightning. gall -- that is, his life (Job 16: 13). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Our security, if nothing else, demands that we shall fight until the German sword is broken. From Wordnik.com. [Facing the Facts of the Present Situation] Reference
Note, When the sword is unsheathed among the nations God's hand must be eyed and owned in it. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
When the sword is drawn we cannot expect it should be sheathed till it has fulfilled its charge. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
'When that didn't work, because I used my power to stop her, she called a sword from the shadows. From Wordnik.com. [Stone of Tears]
The power of the sword is more sensibly felt in an extensive monarchy, than in a small community. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
It almost had to be Don Sebasti-n, and the only reason would have been to hide the sword from the Americans. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of the Headless Horse]
In retrospect, it was a great play — wow — because it was Tony Dorsett, but the two-edged sword is 'Wow, this guy can run fast.'. From Wordnik.com. [After a lifetime in the fast lane, Darrell Green slows down for Hall] Reference
Kethry's hands unclenched, and one of them strayed to the hilt of a plain short-sword wedged in among the supplies tucked into the shelter. From Wordnik.com. [The Oathbound]
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