“There are more strains of courage than merely facing a sword.”
Source: What Entropy Means to Me (1972), Chapter 9 “A Moral Dilemma” (p. 146).
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“A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.”
quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit: occidentis telum est.
Seneca is here describing arguments used by 'certain men,' not stating his own opinion.
Alternate translation: A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. (translator unknown).
Source: Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (Moral Letters to Lucilius), Letter LXXXVII: Some arguments in favor of the simple life, Line 30