December 16, 2025
Mythology

Great Sayings by Scholars: When Words Pierce, Ignore Them

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Have you ever been hurt by something someone said? Not by a slap or a punch, but by words, those that stayed in your mind long after they were spoken.
Great Sayings by Scholars: When Words Pierce, Ignore Them
SAYINGAkandapatjatanaam astranam marmabhedinaam, Gaadhshokpraharanaam achintaiva mahaushadham.– Taken from Hitopdesha, a Sanskrit language collection of fables  MEANING For the intensely grievous wounds caused not by the fall of arrows but by the missiles (of words), which pierce the innermost
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