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Take Note #11

Image Jack Sprat would eat no fat; his wife would eat no lean.

Remember that little gem from childhood? I don’t recall the entire poem, or the message it was trying to conjure, if there indeed was one. Those ditties generally told a story with a moral attached and often contained lines that have been forever etched into the cultural psyche of more than one generation.

 
Take Note #10

Image Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Remember that little school yard maxim?

It functioned as a reminder to generations of children that they shouldn’t get too upset over name-calling or insults and to buck up in the face of adversity. It also served, perhaps, as a call to weed out the trivial and emphasize that which is really important. 
 
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