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sticks and stones

Evocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped
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العصي والحجارة

pinde og sten

Stöcke und Steine

μπαστούνια και πέτρες

palos y piedras

چوب و سنگ

keppejä ja kiviä

bâtons et des pierres

bataí agus clocha

डंडे और पत्थर

bastoni e pietre

מקלות ואבנים

棒と石

ಕಡ್ಡಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಕಲ್ಲುಗಳು

막대기와 돌

fustibus saxisque

stokken en stenen

pinner og steiner

paus e pedras

Bețe si pietre

палки и камни

pinnar och stenar

குச்சிகள் மற்றும் கற்கள்

لاٹھی اور پتھر

סטיקס און שטיינער

棍棒和石头

棍棒和石頭

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