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Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The pen is mightier than the sword.
So, Blogger, we meet again.
I had forgotten that this blog even existed. While preparing an assignment for my programming class, I stumbled across it again; an old friend.
How interesting it is that writing can contain so much power and emotion. We have all heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but how many of us actually believe that? Upon stumbling across my writings and muses de nuevo, I began to read some of my posts.
It feels strange to read things I have written and get chills. To think, "Wow, this is really good." I read about my fathers influence on me, coping with the death of a friend, and why writing is important to me.
So, to put it lightly, it is good to be back. I don't make any promise that I will continue to write. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if I forgot about my blog again. That being said, it is very satisfactory to know that the writing is there, stored in some deep, hidden location on a Google server. I'm grateful that writing can instantly transport me back to events and emotions that I may have forgotten about.
I had forgotten that this blog even existed. While preparing an assignment for my programming class, I stumbled across it again; an old friend.
How interesting it is that writing can contain so much power and emotion. We have all heard that the pen is mightier than the sword, but how many of us actually believe that? Upon stumbling across my writings and muses de nuevo, I began to read some of my posts.
It feels strange to read things I have written and get chills. To think, "Wow, this is really good." I read about my fathers influence on me, coping with the death of a friend, and why writing is important to me.
So, to put it lightly, it is good to be back. I don't make any promise that I will continue to write. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if I forgot about my blog again. That being said, it is very satisfactory to know that the writing is there, stored in some deep, hidden location on a Google server. I'm grateful that writing can instantly transport me back to events and emotions that I may have forgotten about.
True, This! —
Beneath the rule of men entirely great
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
The arch-enchanters wand! — itself is nothing! —
But taking sorcery from the master-hand
To paralyse the Cæsars, and to strike
The loud earth breathless! — Take away the sword —
States can be saved without it!
The pen is mightier than the sword. Behold
The arch-enchanters wand! — itself is nothing! —
But taking sorcery from the master-hand
To paralyse the Cæsars, and to strike
The loud earth breathless! — Take away the sword —
States can be saved without it!
Edward Bulwer-Lytton - 1839
Also, note a similar usage by Shakespeare
William Shakespeare in 1600, in his play Hamlet Act 2, scene II, wrote: "... many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills.
Also, note a similar usage by Shakespeare
William Shakespeare in 1600, in his play Hamlet Act 2, scene II, wrote: "... many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills.
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