The Frictionary # 876

 Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:

8296. Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. (Seneca)

8297. Saying bad things about yourself is the only way to talk about yourself without boring others. (Eugène Mirabeau)

8298. If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. (Paul McCartney)

8299. It is in love as it is with all things. What we have received is of no importance, it is what we do not have that counts. (Paul Léautaud)

8300. Politics is a game of compromise - faith isn't. (Cal Thomas)

8301. Thesaurus: It could be the name of a prehistoric beast that roamed the Paleozoic earth, rising up on its hind legs to show off its large vocabulary. (Billy Collins)

8302. "They lived happy and had many children", it's never "They had many children and lived happily". (Patrick Huard)

8303. Jealousy and love are sisters. (Russian proverb)

8304. There are two rules for success: 1- Never reveal everything you know. (?)

8305. Age is a slowing down of everything except fear. (Mignon McLaughlin)

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