Arena announcer: Choose thy weapons, combatants!
Combatant 1: I choose a battleaxe!
Combatant 2: I choose words!
Combatant 1: Words?! What good are words?!
Combatant 2: I'll show you! Take this! You are a good-for-nothing, numb-skulled moron who is incapable of grasping the concept of the simplest of alchemical formulas!
Combatant 1:
again, words hurt no less nor cause less devastation, even if not right away. don't underestimate the http://www.openbible.info/topics/power_of_words; the said Combatant 2 just lacked the skills with words(eloquence it is called, i think); if properly used, it will cause damage to even the most resistant minds and will cause more damage than you can imagine. words activate behavior, in the listener and in the speaker alike. the old saying is true and emphasizes and illustrates the power of words:
Be careful of your thoughts
For your thoughts become your words.
Be careful of your words
For your words become your actions.
Be careful of your actions
For your actions become your habits.
Be careful of your habits
For your habits become your character.
Be careful of your character
For your character becomes your destiny.