James Russell Lowell: A sneer is the weapon of the weak. Like other devil's weapons, it is always…
A sneer is the weapon of the weak. Like other devil's weapons, it is always cunningly ready to our hand, and there is more poison in the handle than in the point.
In today’s wordsA sneer is the weapon of the weak. Like the devil's other weapons, it's always cleverly within reach, and the handle holds more poison than the point.
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