“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." The adage is true as long as you don't really believe the words. But if your whole upbringing, and everything you have ever been told by parents, teachers and priests, has led you to believe, really believe, utterly and completely, that sinners burn in hell (or some other obnoxious article of doctrine such as that a woman is the property of her husband), it is entirely plausible that words could have a more long-lasting and damaging effect than deeds.” IfsBelieveMayLongWholeParentHurtBreakHellTeacherEffectsHusbandStonesPropertySticksDeedsBonesDoctrineSinnerPriestsLastingArticlesAdagesUpbringingHurt MePlausibleObnoxiousLong LastingSticks And Stones Author:Richard Dawkins
“Like a stone thrown into a pond, a good deed can create ripples that extend far beyond the initial splash.” WomenStonesDeedsThrownGood DeedsInitialsPondsRipple Author:Jeanne Phillips
“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it.” PeopleIfsWayInspirationalChallengesBusinessAcceptingStonesDeedsApologyGood DeedsProposeTranscendentalismDeeds Done Author:Albert Schweitzer
“What is remembered is not a deed in stone but a metaphor. Meta = above. Pheren = to carry. That which is carried above the literalness of life. A way of thinking that avoids the problems of gravity. The word won't let me down. The single word that can release me from all that unuttered weight.” ThinkingWayProblemStonesWeightLet MeMetaphorDeedsReleaseRememberedGravityWay Of ThinkingSingle WordLet Me Down Author:Jeanette Winterson