I suppose that a pen and a sword, if we imagine them to be alive, might wish to debate the claim that the pen is mightier than the sword. Each can boast of their accomplishments and power.
big enough to write with
The pen is mightier than the sword; simply write a statute.
You can cut a pen with a sword, but you can't cut a sword with a pen.
"the pen is mightier than the sword"
Raniel Keith Fabroa said that the pen is mightier than the sword. because the mightier is better or bigger than the sword.
His sword turns into a regular ballpoint pen!
Mackenzie's Raiders - 1958 The Pen and the Sword - 1.23 was released on: USA: 1959
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword - 1916 was released on: USA: 4 November 1916
pen is inky kinda/sometimes and you use it to write and pencils are normally for maths and drawing.
Their only 'likeness' is in the spelling. They are pronounced differently and have different meanings. The only possible exception might be in a poetic sense, alluding to the truism "The pen is mightier than the sword". A pen is used to write words, which can have a greater impact on the world than any sword, and therefore, both words and swords could be considered weapons.
Chiron gives Percy a magical pen disguised as a regular pen in The Lightning Thief. This pen can transform into a powerful sword when uncapped and is named "Riptide" by Percy.
In this metaphor the pen refers to intelligence and the sword to brute strength. For example being smart will make an ally out of an enemy. While having strength will crush him flat out denying you help if need arises