1. People are more convinced by words than by blows. 

2. Beating The act of striking blows; punishment or chastisement by blows.

3. 14 People are more convinced by words than by blows. 

4. Beaten (comparative more Beaten, superlative most Beaten) defeated; repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows a Beaten path; Beaten gold; the Beaten victims of the attack (cooking, of a liquid) mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement trite; hackneyed; Derived terms

5. Battered: 1 adj damaged by blows or hard usage “a Battered old car” Synonyms: beat-up , beaten-up damaged harmed or injured or spoiled adj damaged especially by hard usage “his Battered old hat” Synonyms: worn affected by wear; damaged by long use adj exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury “a Battered child”