Title: "The pen is greater than the sword"??
'Ivan - August 19, 2004 02:26 PM (GMT)
I seriously hope you already know what this means, but for those who don't, it's basically saying that peace is better than war.
Now, I don't share this opinion, but a famous Army serviceman stated this:
Now, I don't share this opinion, but a famous Army serviceman stated this:
strikeraider827 - August 19, 2004 03:45 PM (GMT)
I throughly enjoyed that...
ChaosDevil27 - June 6, 2005 01:40 AM (GMT)
Heh heh.
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 6, 2005 04:11 PM (GMT)
lol, you should have usedgreen earth infantry. OS suck.
Severian - June 7, 2005 08:17 PM (GMT)
Well, it's actually "mightier" than the sword, implying that a skilled stateman and speaker who rallies support is better than a powerful warrior.
I just checked up on it on E2. According to one noder, it was originally said in the play Richelieu (1839), and it's usually paraphrased from:
Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Thus, it does not encourage peace. It's merely an alalogy to the power that politicians have over war, and the propaganda wars waged with pens.
Or, alternatively, from Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic:
The pen is mightier than the sword...
Only if the pen is very sharp and the sword very small.
I'm not sure if the Light Fantastic is the originating source of this quote, though.
I just checked up on it on E2. According to one noder, it was originally said in the play Richelieu (1839), and it's usually paraphrased from:
Beneath the rule of men entirely great,
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Thus, it does not encourage peace. It's merely an alalogy to the power that politicians have over war, and the propaganda wars waged with pens.
Or, alternatively, from Terry Pratchett's The Light Fantastic:
The pen is mightier than the sword...
Only if the pen is very sharp and the sword very small.
I'm not sure if the Light Fantastic is the originating source of this quote, though.
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 8, 2005 03:41 PM (GMT)
no its not.
Severian - June 11, 2005 07:26 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (mixtil @ Jun 8 2005, 10:41 AM) |
| no its not. |
Do you mean "No, the Light Fantastic is not the source of that quote", or "No, Mr Bucket, that entire thing you wrote was wrong".
Also, while I'm readily able to believe the former, do you by any chance know the origin of the general "haha that's stupid" type critique of "Pen>Sword"?
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 11, 2005 07:31 PM (GMT)
i meant light fantastic.
Ryouhei - June 13, 2005 05:41 AM (GMT)
Well, just how sharp is the pen and how small is the sword?
Taoma - June 13, 2005 06:29 PM (GMT)
o.O as big as this---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and this -----------
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 13, 2005 06:31 PM (GMT)
oh! taoma! i thiught you wouldnt get on this summer.
well, thats not the point. it means words can beat guns anyday.
well, thats not the point. it means words can beat guns anyday.
Taoma - June 13, 2005 07:07 PM (GMT)
O_o i said tomorrow mix
Ryouhei - June 13, 2005 07:10 PM (GMT)
pens are good when you want to test out your brushes :D
Taoma - June 13, 2005 07:13 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (harusaki @ Jun 13 2005, 02:10 PM) |
| pens are good when you want to test out your brushes :D |
wtf?
Ryouhei - June 13, 2005 07:14 PM (GMT)
you've never tested your brushes out with your pen before? am I the only one?
Taoma - June 13, 2005 07:15 PM (GMT)
what do you mean
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 13, 2005 07:16 PM (GMT)
i have.
and whaddya mean, tao
and whaddya mean, tao
Ryouhei - June 13, 2005 07:20 PM (GMT)
you get a pen and you...do stuff...with a brush...and voila! you test them out!
Killing Edge - June 13, 2005 09:04 PM (GMT)
The Light Fantastic is such a good book.
Taoma - June 13, 2005 09:21 PM (GMT)
What the hell are you talking about?
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 13, 2005 10:22 PM (GMT)
they aretalking about a crappy book
Ryouhei - June 14, 2005 06:41 PM (GMT)
mmm light
Taoma - June 14, 2005 07:04 PM (GMT)
RIGHT?
Ryouhei - June 14, 2005 07:10 PM (GMT)
height???
Taoma - June 14, 2005 07:18 PM (GMT)
weight?
Maxio - June 19, 2005 09:25 PM (GMT)
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
| QUOTE |
| The pen is mightier than the sword* *If the pen is dipped in life threatening posion and thrown ten feet away, other than that, you're better off with a sword |
Severian - June 21, 2005 12:17 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (mixtil @ Jun 13 2005, 05:22 PM) |
| they aretalking about a crappy book |
I have to agree. I like some of Pratchett's later stuff (SAM VIMES, WHOO), but those first two bad, excepting for Rincewind and the Luggage.
EDIT-America: The Book is pretty good though.
vashies - June 21, 2005 05:29 AM (GMT)
the pen is way mighter than the sword, cause the pen can wright a law to outlaw swords
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 21, 2005 06:09 PM (GMT)
vaseis, that is a very good deduction
*debate hormones fail*
*debate hormones fail*
Gatemaster Leon - June 24, 2005 01:40 AM (GMT)
The pen is mightier than the sword as long as you're dealing with sane individuals, once you start trying to make peace with druggies, may God help you.
'Ivan - June 24, 2005 01:48 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Gatemaster Ion @ Jun 23 2005, 09:40 PM) |
| The pen is mightier than the sword as long as you're dealing with sane individuals, once you start trying to make peace with druggies, may God help you. |
Signaturized as soon as I get tired of my current quote.
Arcan - June 24, 2005 03:48 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Vashies @ Jun 21 2005, 01:29 AM) |
| the pen is way mighter than the sword, cause the pen can wright a law to outlaw swords |
True, but the sword can cut the paper the law is written on in half.
Míxtil_<3_fish! - June 24, 2005 06:15 PM (GMT)
all the druggies i know are very peace loving.
Gatemaster Leon - June 24, 2005 06:36 PM (GMT)
All the druggies I know want to beat the s*** out of me, except for one, but I've known him for a long time...
Edit: I'm going to be signaturized! Yay!
Edit: I'm going to be signaturized! Yay!