Quote of the week

[lathany]

"No sword bites so fiercely as an evil tongue." - Sir Philip Sidney.

Physical damage vs mental damage may be a popular comparison, but as the former can be immediately fatal, I feel it's not a like with like thing.

Comments

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

I feel it's not a like with like thing

...as Sir Philip may have discovered eventually, since he died in battle!

[onebyone.livejournal.com]

He said "fiercely", not "fatally"!

[condign.livejournal.com]

Comparisons such as this are normally made by those who are good with words, and bad with swords. (Those who die in battle, rather than survive it.)