Anvil Quotes

“Life's a forge! Yes, and hammer and anvil, too! You'll be roasted, smelted, and pounded, and you'll scarce know what's happening to you. But stand boldly to it! Metal's worthless till it's shaped and tempered! More labor than luck. Face the pounding, don't fear the proving; and you'll stand well against any hammer and anvil.”
― Lloyd Alexander, Taran Wanderer

“his abuse
makes her an anvil
without spark”
― Munia Khan

“I will not move an inch; I've become an anvil to endure every act of striking”
― Munia Khan

“Whoever will not be a hammer in history, will be an anvil.”
― Adolf Hitler

“Between the time when the oceans drank Atlantis, and the rise of the sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of. And onto this, Conan, destined to wear the jeweled crown of Aquilonia upon a troubled brow. It is I, his chronicler, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Let me tell you of the days of high adventure!”
― Wizard, Conan 1982

“So the hammers of infidels have been pecking away at this book for ages, but the hammers are worn out, and the anvil still endures. If this book had not been the book of God, men would have destroyed it long ago. Emperors and popes, kings and priests, princes and rulers have all tried their hand at it; they die and the book still lives.”
― Horace Lorenzo Hastings

“My son, you have no choice but to be strong, for you are the anvil upon which the challenges of this world (malleable metals) are shaped into opportunities for growth.”
― Emmanuel Apetsi

“Monsters are created, not born.”
― Anthony Shieh, Head by the Ceiling