"Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never hurt me" - source
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Words however can hurt, can't they?
A word said in malice can eat away at our beliefs for years.
Many a person can still cite a childhood injury, meted out in the playground
by a harsh tongue.
Families are fertile grounds for words that have lasted longer, even than the
people who have said them.
It is true that sticks and stones can break my bones. They, however mostly
heal.
The hurt from words tend to stick around a lot longer.
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