Sticks and stones

Geoffrey Johnson writes about freedom of speech

by Geoffrey Johnson 27th March 2015

As a youngster, my sister possessed an autograph book. I tended to think of it as a ‘girl’ thing and of no interest to us lads. Nonetheless, I do recall that those who wrote in the book would add little ditties, maxims or ‘wise’ thoughts that were considered worth passing on. Among these I remember:

Never trouble trouble, till trouble troubles you, you only double trouble and trouble others too

In this same vein was:

Sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me