Think Before We Speak There is a saying, “sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.” This saying means a person can hurt another person physically by punching or kicking him, but an individual will never hurt him physically with words. A truer way of saying it would be, “Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will really hurt me”. This phrase emphasizes that verbal criticism hurts more …showed first 75 words of 1319 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1319 total…words “ I hate you” to his mom. Most of us have teased or criticized others lots of times, but we will never know the sad outcomes until it occur. Sticks and stones can break our bones but words will really hurt us”. Some words will be used in a good way and some will be used in a bad ways. So, if you’re going to say something negative to someone. Think before you speak.