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#33 - Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

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English

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me

Spanish

A palabras necias, oídos sordos

To idiotic words, deaf hearing

Hindi

खाली बातों का कोई मायने नहीं रखता

Empty words don't matter

Swahili

Kupuuzia upuuzi ni busara

Ignoring foolishness is wisdom

Chinese

愚蠢的话,充耳不闻。

Stupid words are turned on deaf ears.

Russian

Пустому слову ― тугое ухо.

To an empty word - a tight ear.

Arabic

ا تعر للجهل اهتماما

Don't pay attention to ignorance
Shared Wisdom: Don´t pay attention to foolishness

Percentage represents common usage of key words
Foolish - 71% coincidence (5 of 7 languages)
Word - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)
Ear / hear - 57% coincidence (4 of 7 languages)
Deaf - 43% coincidence (3 of 7 languages)

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