No man can stand still; the moment progress is not made, retrogression begins. If the blade is not kept sharp and bright, the law of rust will assert its claim.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
A sword, a spade, and a thought should never be allowed to rust.
So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
If you rest, you rust.
There is no such thing as standing still.
The bow cannot always stand bent, nor can human frailty subsist without some lawful recreation.
There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.
Man is not made for defeat.
When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.
Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.