The Frictionary # 210

Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

2006. A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage. (Marvin Kitman)

2007. Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. (Thomas Paine)

2008. Passion is nothing if it is not all, say the imbeciles who think they grasp the difference between nothing and all. (Pierre Turgeon)

2009. You cannot learn and be perfect at the same time. You cannot be perfect and learn at the same time. (Marvin Marshall)

2010. There is no feast without cruelty. (Friedrich Nietzsche)

2011. A friend is someone on whom you can count to count on you. (Jean Paulhan)

2012. Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. (Twyla Tharp)

2013. No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. (?)

2014. Destiny. (...). It's simply the accelerated form of time. It's terrifying. (Jean Giraudoux)

2015. Drive slow and enjoy the scenery - drive fast and join the scenery. (Doug Horton)

That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Subscribe and receive this weekly blog in your in-box. Have a great week.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year!

The Frictionary # 209

Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

1996. All the best Christmas songs are written by Jews. (Roy Zimmerman)

1997. Eternity is two people and a roast turkey. (James Dent)

1998. Should you host Santa Claus, beware, he is most probably a child molester. (Pierre Foglia)

1999. Inequality is the permanent risk of contempt. (René Lévesque)

2000. Everything starts from a dot. (Wassily Kandinsky)

2001. A kiss, (...) is a secret that takes the mouth for an ear. (Edmond Rostand)

2002. Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. (Doug Larson)

2003. It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. (Kin Hubbard)

2004. Love is like carbon monoxide. It's in the air, but you can't smell it. (?)

2005. Between two evils, choose neither; between two goods, choose both. (Tryon Edwards)

That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Subscribe and receive this weekly blog in your in-box. Have a great week.
Best wishes for the Holidays!

The Frictionary # 208

Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

1986. Of all the forces in the universe, the hardest to overcome is the force of habit. (Terry Pratchett)

1987. Time goes, you say? Ah, no!
Alas, time stays, we go. (Henry Austin Dobson)

1988. When our memory is bad, we repeat ourselves; when it's good, we repeat others. (Albert Brie)

1989. I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong. (Bertrand Russell)

1990. Happiness is knowing your limits, and loving them. (Romain Rolland)

1991. Life is not a restaurant but a buffet. You have to get up to serve yourself. (Dominique Glocheux)

1992. Chronic constipation: inability to pass time regularly. (Doug Bennett)

1993. Forbidden fruit creates jams. (?)

1994. Tolerance is a big carpet over prejudice. It looks OK, but, underneath, it's not clean. (Pierre Foglia)

1995. It's tomorrow than you think. (Ogden Nash)

That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Subscribe and receive this weekly blog in your in-box. Have a great week.

The Frictionary # 207

Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

1976. Civilization is the encouragement of differences. (Gandhi)

1977. The worst thing about being a tourist is having other tourists recognize you as a tourist. (Russell Baker)

1978. Love kills intelligence. The brain and the heart become hourglass. One only fills to empty the other. (Jules Renard)

1979. Don't keep your dog on a leash if you want him to be attached to you. (Albert Willemetz)

1980. Time is a road, but it doesn't roll up behind you. Things aren't over just because they're past. (Terry Pratchett)

1981. Scratch an actor and you'll find an actress. (Dorothy Parker)

1982. The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said. (Peter Drucker)

1983. Love thy neighbor, but don't get caught... (?)

1984. Mona Lisa is smiling because all those who drew her a mustache are dead. (André Malraux)

1985. If ridicule could kill, who would govern us? (Michel Vézina)

That's all for this edition. Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Subscribe and receive this weekly blog in your in-box. Have a great week.