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Whatever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"
by Khaine 6y ago
Whatever happened to "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"
- IshKebab 6y agoProbably people thought about it for 2 seconds and realised it isn't true.
- Khaine 6y agoMaybe they should have thought about it some more, like the stoics: "The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do." - Marcus Aureliu "When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval." - Epictetus "Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference." - Marcus Aurelius
- IshKebab 6y agoAn unrealistic goal. No man is an island.