Categories Neal Stephenson When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins. Post author By quotegeek Post date April 10, 2013 When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins. Tags conflict, perspective, power, victory ← IN TIME, he said, YOU WILL LEARN THAT IT IS WRONG. → He was a man who looked at what ought to be done, not to the reputation which is got by a man’s acts.