“A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man.”
William Hazlitt (1778–1830) English writer
"On Nicknames"
Men and Manners: Sketches and Essays (1852)
“Within a stone's throw of it.”
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part I, Book III, Ch. 9.
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Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright 1547–1616Related quotes
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“Boys throw stones at frogs in fun, but the frogs do not die in fun, but in earnest.”
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As quoted by Plutarch, Moralia, xii. 66
“Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don’t throw them at me.”
Wafa Sultan (1958) American psychistrist
Cited in: " Syrian Psychologist on the Clash of Civilizations https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/arabs/syrianpsych.html," at jewishvirtuallibrary.org, March 7, 2006. <br class="br">Interview on Al Jazeera TV, 2006 <br class="br">Context: Brother, you can believe in stones, as long as you don’t throw them at me. You are free to worship whoever you want, but other people’s beliefs are not your concern, whether they believe that the Messiah is God, son of Mary, or that Satan is God, son of Mary. Let people have their beliefs.