pen is mightier than the sword
the pen is mightier than the sword
proverb Strong, eloquent, or well-crafted speech or writing is more influential on a greater number of people than force or violence. Through his hugely popular online campaign, the writer has harnessed the voices of millions of people to have the government stop its violent intervention in the region, proving that the pen truly is mightier than the sword.
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pen is mightier than the sword
Prov. Eloquent writing persuades people better than military force. Believing that the pen is mightier than the sword, the rebels began publishing an underground newspaper. Alan: Why do you want to become a journalist? Bill: The pen is mightier than the sword.
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the pen is mightier than the sword
writing is more effective than military power or violence. proverbFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword
(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars Mightier means ‘stronger’ or ‘more powerful’.
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pen is mightier than the sword, the
Writing is more powerful and effective than fighting. This adage appeared as a proverb in 1571 (“No more sword to be feared than the learned pen”) and then took a slightly different form in Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621): “The pen is worse than the sword.” It has quite naturally appealed to writers ever since. Time magazine (1990) used “The Pen Is Mightier” as a headline for a piece announcing that Poland had a journalist as its new prime minister, Czechoslovakia a playwright as president, and Hungary an English translator as president.
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