who said it's only a  flesh wound
Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tags. âJust a flesh woundâ (also ââtis but a scratchâ) is a line said by the Monty Python and the Holy Grail character, the Black Knight, upon having his arms chopped off by King Arthur. According to Cleese, this scene is a polemic against the saying that âif you never give up, you canât possibly loseâ.