The Frictionary # 532

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4836. Borrowed thoughts, like borrowed money, only show the poverty of the borrower.(Marguerite Gardiner)

4837. The cradle of the future is the grave of the past. (Franz Grillparzer)

4838. One who refuses to grow old will die of youth. (Bertrand Vac)

4839. Vegetarian: a person who eats only side dishes. (Gerald Lieberman)

4840. Have you ever noticed that the lawyer smiles more than the client? (George Carlin)

4841. In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. (George Orwell)

4842. Experience proves that it is much easier to take hostages than to release them. (André Frossard)

4843. You are a dream; I hope I never meet you. (Sylvia Plath)

4844. Every time you make a typo, the errorists win. (wwwesty)

4845. Conceit, arrogance and egotism are the essentials of patriotism. (Emma Goldman)

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The Frictionary # 531

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4826. Delay is the deadliest form of denial. (C. Northcote Parkinson)

4827. Time sneaks up on you like a windshield on a bug. (John Lithgow)

4828. When man discovered that the cow gave milk, what was he looking for exactly on that day? (Philippe Geluck)

4829. Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. (Frank Lloyd Wright)

4830. To succeed is to get people used to your faults. (Jean Guitton)

4831. Do you think snakes ever get sad because they are unable to clap? (JiminyKicksit)

4832. The need to demonstrate superiority is the hallmark of inferiority. (Mardy Grothe)

4833. Deep in their roots,
all flowers keep the light.  (Theodor Roethke)

4834. Woman is the only gift that chooses you. (?)

4835. When you live on a round planet, there's no choosing sides. (Wayne Dyer)

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The Frictionary # 530

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4816. Gratitude is the least of the virtues, but ingratitude is the worst of vices. (Thomas Fuller)

4817. I wasn't really asleep, I was just meditating on unconsciousness. (Mark Amend)

4818. If you want to understand the meaning of happiness, you must see it as a reward and not as a goal. (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

4819. Google is not a synonym for research. (Dan Brown)

4820. Tradition is the illusion of permanence. (Woody Allen)

4821. The most cowardly of all temptations is to become disheartened. (François de Sales)

4822. Twitter is like the fridge.  If you're bored, you keep opening it. (Barney Stinson)

4823. The most important thing is to find out what is the most important thing. (Shunryu Suzuki)

4824. Leaving early in the morning has to be decided the night before. (Malinké* proverb)
* Malinké (aka Mandinka) is a West African culture.

4825. Now I know what a ghost is.  Unfinished business, that's what. (Salman Rushdie)

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The Frictionary #529

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4806. Love without conversation is impossible. (Mortimer J. Adler)

4807. What concerns you more about politicians, unanswered questions or unquestioned answers? (Bob Thaves "Frank & Ernest")

4808. Being alone is to train for death. (Louis-Ferdinand Céline)

4809. It is terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged. (G.K. Chesterton)

4810. I've tried yoga, but I find stress less boring. (Mark Amend)

4811. Québec is a halluci-nation.  It's not not actually real. (Réjean Lévesque)

4812. The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. (Joyce Carol Oates)

4813. Never buy motor oil that says 'shake well before using'. (Ken Hickey)

4814. Love is blind, so you must touch. (Brazilian proverb)

4815. Practice doesn't make perfect.  Practice reduces the imperfection. (Toba Beta)

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