You cannot forge a good sword from bad iron.Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck
A wound given by a word is many times harder to cure than that which is given by the sword.Proverbs and old sayings West African about word
The world can be conquered with words, but not with drawn swords.Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about world
You can conquer the whole world with words, but not with drawn swords.Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about world
It fares ill with the house when the distaff commands the sword.Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about home, house
It fares ill with the house where the spinning-wheel commands the sword.Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about home, house