The Frictionary # 902

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8556. A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.* (Baltasar Gracian) * What does that tell you about Trump's reputation?

8557. Between possible and impossible, two letters and a frame of mind. (Charles De Gaulle)

8558. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then gets elected and proves it. (P.J. O'Rourke)

8559. The crooked tree lives its life, the straight one ends up in planks. (Chinese proverb)

8560. Irony is the hygiene of the mind. (Elizabeth Bibesco)

8561. To get married, you need a witness (best man), as you do for an accident or a duel. (Sacha Guitry)

8562. Can someone tell me why Downtown Abbey is the only place in England where it never EVER rains? (David Sipress)

8563. A child is the only true guarantee of eternity. (Arlette Cousture)

8564. Lying through your teeth doesn't count as flossing. (?)

8565. We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone. (Loretta Scott)

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The Frictionary # 901

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8546. Courage is a love affair with the unknown. (Osho)

8547. A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once and by car forever after. (Peter De Vries)

8548. To kill time, after all, is only self-defense. (Marc Brillat-Savarin)

8549. I see music as fluid architecture. (Joni Mitchell)

8550. No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversations as the dog does. (Christopher Morley)

8551. The time it takes to learn how to live and it's already too late. (Louis Aragon)

8552. I came back home/ very very late/ I lost my shadow. (Réjean Lévesque)

8553. The same people who think climate change isn't real think wrestling is. (Julius Sharpe)

8554. How do they milk sheep? Bring out a new iPhone and charge $1000. for it. (?)

8555. The darkest hour has only sixty minutes. (Morris Mandel)

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The Frictionary # 900

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8536. Stupidity is the same as evil if you judge by the results. (Margaret Atwood)

8537. Be like a tree/ and let the dead leaves/ drop. (Rumi)

8538. Time isn't made of moments; it contains moments. (Sarah Manguso)

8539. Loss is not as bad as wanting more. (Lao Tzu)

8540. Never regret anything that made you smile. (Mark Twain)

8541. Nowadays, everything is done to help the handicapped...even TV can be accessed by the mentally handicapped. (Patrick Timsit)

8542. To assert dignity is to lose it. (Rex Stout) 

8543. Children have a sixth sense. They can sense immediately and from a distance if you are resting. (Laetitia Castwa)

8544. Need to get rid of unwanted junk during the holidays? Put it in Amazon boxes and leave it on your front porch. (?)

8545. Life is so short...You must walk slowly. (Thai proverb)

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The Frictionary # 899

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8526. Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never throw away. (Arthur Helps)

8527. We live with a few acres of the past, the merry lies of the present, and the furious cascade that is the future. (René Char)

8528. The biggest mistakes in history have been made by people who knew exactly what they were doing. (Ian Stewart & Jack Cohen)

8529. Memory creates time instead of freezing it. (Emmanuel Kattan)

8530. Youth is a daylily in the garden of life. (Brenda Pappillion)

8531. In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.* (Napoléon Bonaparte attr.) * The truth of this quote is verified by how most of the members of the GOP think and act.

8532. My wife tends to be melodramatic. She's a Gemini but refers to herself as "pre-Cancerous". (Brian Kiley)

8533. Of all the feelings, the most difficult to fake is pride. (Charles-Eugène de Lévis-Charlus)

8534. I thought growing old would take longer. (?)

8535. Patience is something you do, not something you are. (David Cain)

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