Proverb: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword

words are more powerful than violence

Examples

• The pen is mightier than the sword.

Key rules

• The pen is mightier than the sword means writing and ideas can have more power than force
• It is a proverb about the power of words
• It uses "mightier" as the comparative of "mighty"
• The phrase ends with "than the sword"

Common mistakes

• The pen is more mighty than the sword → The pen is mightier than the sword