There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The sword conquered for a while, but the spirit conquers for ever!
The Bible refers to the Word as 'the sword of the Spirit.' What battles are you not winning if you are not equipped with your sword?
The sword - the first, for a time the only force: the force of iron.
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
It is inevitable that some defeat will enter even the most victorious life. The human spirit is never finished when it is defeated... it is finished when it surrenders.
Give me a sword fight any day.
A sword in hand is a sure sign of a violent mind; but one does not become non-violent merely by throwing the sword away.
A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand.
Art and nature shall always be wrestling until they eventually conquer one another so that the victory is the same stroke and line: that which is conquered, conquers at the same time.
The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.