Sunday, April 23, 2006

More quotations from The Frictionary (#70)

Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

606. A story includes the telling and the listening. (Giindajin Haawasti Guujaw*)
*Guujaw is a totem carver, activist, and leader of the Haida Nation. Guujaw means 'drum'.

607. Keep an open mind...but not so open your brain falls out. (Robert Low)
Many variations on this idea have been circulating.

608. The main difference between a cat and a lie is that the cat only has nine lives. (Mark Twain)

609. Television, the drug of the nation, breeding ignorance and feeding radiation. (Larry Gilbert)

610. The day that has been the most wasted is the one when we did not laugh. (Sébastien Chamfort)

611. A sheet of sandpaper makes a cheap and effective substitute for costly maps when visiting the Sahara. (?)

612. The people are to be taken in very small doses. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

613. Civil servants are a bit like the books in a library. Those that are higher up are less used. (Paul Masson)

614. We learn from history that we do not learn from history. (Friedrich Hegel)

615. I get mail, therefore I am. (Scott Adams)

That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. Peace!

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