+173 "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." It's the words that lead to the sticks and stones, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The idea is that if someone is calling you names, you ignore it and move on; you don't physically hurt that person. Now if that person were hurting you to begin with, it would be a different saying.

by Anonymous 13 years ago