Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting. Aeschylus
One blow from the German army and another from the Soviet army put an end to this ugly product of Versailles. Vyacheslav Molotov
My Mother was a very wild Australian woman. When we were in Africa she could kill a snake with one blow from a crow bar, which she kept at the back door. Mem Fox
An oak is not felled at one blow. Spanish Proverb
The tree is not felled at one blow. Italian Proverb
It takes more than one blow to fell a tree. Corsican Proverb