Famous quotes containing the words dagger and/or axe:
“Consciousness is much more than the thorn, it is the dagger in the flesh.”
—E.M. Cioran (b. 1911)
“For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle. What a coarse and imperfect use Indians and hunters make of nature! No wonder that their race is so soon exterminated.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)