"Beneath the rule of men entirely great The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Take away the sword; States can be saved without it; bring the pen!"

"Hinc quam sit calamus sævior euse, patet."

"Oh! nature's noblest gift—my gray-goose quill! Slave of my thoughts, obedient to my will, Torn from thy parent-bird t…"

"The pen wherewith thou dost so heavenly sing Made of a quill from an angel's wing."

"While the language of the lips is fleeting as the breath itself, and confined to a single spot as well as to a single…"

"When a filled pen is held point downwards, the ink it contains is acted on by a variety of forces, among which may be…"

"The swifter hand doth the swift words outrun: Before the tongue hath spoke the hand hath done."

"Qu'on me donne six lignes écrites de la main du plus honnête homme, j'y trouverai de quoi le faire pendre."

"Whose noble praise Deserves a quill pluckt from an angel's wing."