I'm paying lots of money for you, so you'd better do well.
我为你花了那么多钱,所以你要好好干。
Words cut (or hurt) more than swords.
言语比刀剑伤人更厉害。
The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.