Advice, Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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

- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873), Richelieu (1839)

Act ii, Scene ii. This is the origin of the much quoted phrase "the pen is mightier than the sword". Compare: "Hinc quam sic calamus sævior ense, patet. The pen worse than the sword", Robert Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy, Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 4, Subsect. 4.

Advice, Indian Proverb

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

- Indian Proverb

Advice, Chinese Proverb

Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend’s forehead.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Italian Proverb

The best armor is to keep out of range.

- Italian Proverb

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Advice, Wonder Woman

A new journey to be started.
A new promise to be fulfilled.
A new page to be written.
Go forth unto this waiting world with pen in hand, all you young scribes,
the open book awaits.
Be creative.
Be adventurous.
Be original.
And above all else, be young.
For youth is your greatest weapon, your greatest tool.
Use it wisely.

- Wonder Woman, # 62 by George Perez, the scene where Vanessa Kapatelis graduates and Diana is hugging her