Axe



An  (sometimes ax in ; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. The axe has many forms and specialised uses but generally consists of an axe head with a handle, or helve.

Quotes

 * It is impossible to sharpen a pencil with a blunt axe. It is equally vain to try to do it with ten blunt axes instead.
 * Edsger W. Dijkstra, "How do we tell truths that might hurt?" (1975). Published in ACM SIGPLAN Notices 17:5 (May 1982), pp. 13–15.


 * The woodman’s axe lies free, And the reaper’s work is done.
 * Felicia Hemans, Tyrolese Evening Song, st. 1.


 * Whenever there is excess, an axe remedies it!
 * Sumerian proverb, Collection XVIII at,.