Quotes About Sharpness

A real man's weapon is his mind.

The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue.

There's no possibility of being witty without a little ill-nature - the malice of a good thing is the barb that makes it stick.

There smites nothing so sharp, nor smelleth so sour as shame.

A smart model is a good model.

Don't leave home without your sword - your intellect.

Wit and humor do not reside in slow minds.

The tongue is the only instrument that gets sharper with use.

Snark is a fabulous defense mechanism.

Wit, after all, is the unfailing symptom of intelligence.

There never was a good knife made of bad steel.

Wise sayings are not only for ornament, but for action and business, having a point or edge, whereby knots in business are pierced and discovered.

Do not wander in the deeps, Where the Shriker's shadow creeps. When he rises from beneath, Beware the Sharpness of his teeth.

No one had asked her to marry him, nor was there someone she wished to wed. Not that she did not enjoy the company of young men; She did. But her sharp tongue sliced through their egos and her intellectual thirst quickly soaked up what drops of knowledge they shed.

It's always difficult not playing games and that match fitness and sharpness is something you always lack when you don't get that opportunity.

and the best, if not heedfully used, will prove the word. The better and keener the knife is, the sooner and deeper will it cut thy fingers, if thou take not heed (647).

You want a poke in the eye with a sharp stick?" Sully offered. "You don't have a stick," Will pointed out.

Thanks for everything." "As you wish," the captain said. If axes could frown, I'm sure he would have. "Stay sharp," Carter told him.

I shall bury the blade in your skull, just above your right eye. That's what I love about you. Your precision.

their points sharpened like giant pencils, completely

Bugiardo! Bugiardo bastardo! Dicci, dov'è la tua umiltà, Merrin? Dove l'hai lasciata, nel deserto? Nelle rovine? Nelle tombe dove cerchi di fuggire dal tuo prossimo? Fuggire dagli ultimi, da quelli che non hanno una mente acuta come la tua? Sei capace di parlare agli uomini, feccia d'un prete?…»

The hardest knife ill-used doth lose his edge.

Ah, that touch of asperity! You are the only one of my acquaintance who is unafraid to spice your conversation with that particular pepper.

I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns.