All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
“Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.”
Source: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten (1986)
Context: Yelling at living things does tend to kill the spirit in them. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will break our hearts.
“Sticks and stones may break your bones, but watch out for those damn words.”
Variant: Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.
Source: Lullaby (2002), Chapter 14
“Sticks and stones may break your bones but words can hurt like hell.”
Source: Lullaby (2002), Chapter 14
“Sticks and stones will break your bones, but failure will get you killed.”
Source: Narcissus in Chains
“Sticks and stones can break your bones, but names can kill you.”
Source: The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
“as my mother told me sticks and stones may break my bones but words don’t hurt me.”
23 August 2015
2015
Source: http://en.trend.az/iran/politics/2426555.html
Source: http://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/580077--hammond
Source: http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=248893
“sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will make me cry by myself in a corner for hours.”
