the pen is mightier than the sword

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More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting
the pen is mightier than the sword

    Hyphenation

    the pen I·s might·i·er than the sword

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi pen îz maytiır dhın dhi sôrd

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē ˈpen əz ˈmītēər ᴛʜən ᴛʜē ˈsôrd/ /ðiː ˈpɛn ɪz ˈmaɪtiːɜr ðən ðiː ˈsɔːrd/

    Etymology

    () This phrasing due to Bulwer-Lytton 1839, in his play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy: : Beneath the rule of men entirely great, : The pen is mightier than the sword. The sentiment is traditional, and has many antecedents; see Wikipedia. Some examples: * Cicero, De Officiis I.lxxvii: cēdant arma togae (“arms yield to persuasion”). * Antonio de Guevara, 1529, Reloj de príncipes, compares the pen to the lance; translated into English by Thomas North, 1557, as Diall of Princes. * William Shakespeare, 1600, Hamlet, Act 2, scene II, "…many wearing rapiers are afraid of goosequills."
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