Proverbs, Phrases, saying, idioms and expressions

I was thinking about what my next blog was going to be about and for some time now I had the idea to write something about famous proverbs people use, especially when they don’t quite know what to say to a friend or family member, who might be going through a difficult time.
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” is a phrase coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, in 1839. Apparently it was a line in his play. Richlieu.