Pen and ink are a wit's plough.

Meaning: Writing tools transform intellectual potential into tangible ideas, making thought productive like ploughing makes soil fertile.

Origin: From 'A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases' (1870). Public domain.

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