Whoever came up with the old saying "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" either did not mean it or didn't know what they were talking about.

“棍子及石头能打断我的骨头，言语却伤害不到我。”不管这句老话出自何人，我想他若不是随口说说，便是不知道自己在说甚么。