The Frictionary # 1132

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10836. All his life, man balances between continuity that annoys him and change that scares him. That’s why man is irritable. (Bernard PIvot)

10837. There's an old saying about those who forget history. I don't remember it, but it's good. (Stephen Colbert)

10838. There are two liquids especially agreeable to the human body: wine inside and oil outside. (Pliny the Elder)

10839. Patriotism is often the cry extolled when morally questionable acts are advocated by those in power. (Chelsea Manning)

10840. Your goal should not be to have more but to have enough. (Réjean Lévesque)

10841. Some people, when they hear an echo, think they originated the sound. (Ernest Hemingway)

10842. If my shoe is too narrow, what does it matter to me that the world is vast? (Turkish proverb)

10843. A criminal is a person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation. (Howard Scott)

10844. Happiness comes from within. That's why it feels good to fart. (?)

10845. There is nothing that is good or bad except two things: wisdom which is good and ignorance which is bad. (Plato)

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The Frictionary # 1131

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10826. In poetry, beauty is no ornament, it is the meaning. It is the truth. (Ursula K. LeGuin)

10827. One bird in a cage, freedom is in mourning. (Jacques Prévert)

10828. I take heart that no matter where I am, I'm halfway to somewhere. (Christopher Moore)

10829. Silence is made of words we have not said. (Marguerite Yourcenar)

10830. The idol is the measure of the worshipper. (James Russell Lowell)

10831. Cumulolingus: cloud in the shape of a tongue. (Réjean Lévesque)

10832. Fashion, to me, is born and dies every day. (Gianni Versace)

10833. Diseases: the fittings of death. (Jules Renard)

10834. One difference between men and women? When a woman asks you to smell something, it smells good. (?)

10835.  In movies, after a lifetime of crime, villains often get their just deserts. In real life, they get elected. (Anu Garg)

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The Frictionary # 1130

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10816. It is easier to die from one’s contradictions than to live them. (Albert Camus)

10817. Each year, due mostly to minor misspellings and very poor penmanship, hundreds of children’s letters are sent to Satan, Dark Lord of the Underworld. (Matt Passet)

10818. The difference between a worker and an intellectual? The worker washes his hands before pissing, the intellectual afterwards. (Jacques Prévert)

10819. Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light. -Albus Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling)

10820. There are two legal acts of life for which one must hide before performing them: voting and love. (José Artur)

10821. The only time some fellows are ever seen with their wives is after they've been indicted. (Kin Hubbard)

10822. Chinese fondue: Monopoly of meals. (Marko Méthivier)

10823. When you become a star, you don't change -everyone else does. (Kirk Douglas)

10824. Technically, Moses was the first person with a tablet, downloading data from the cloud. (?)

10825. Whatever tears one may shed, in the end one always blows one's nose. (Heinrich Heine)

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The Frictionary # 1129

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10805. Never say that someone does not deserve mercy. Mercy is never deserved; if it were, it would be justice. (Robert Brault)

10806. Humor is not a mood but a way of looking at the world. (Ludwig Wittgenstein)

10807. The taste of the French for law is well known; it is probably the only country where one hears about a "right to make mistakes", although no one is ever mistaken. (André Frossard)

10808. It's shocking how long a human being can live without any essential oil. (Scott Barber)

10809. One must always be wary of people who use too many adverbs. (Marc Séguin)

10810. Swans sing before they die/ 'twere no bad thing/ Should certain persons die before they sing.(Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

10811. Sympathy: the ability to be useless in times of crisis. (Pascal Cameron)

10812. Patience is respect/ bestowed on the present/ and a kindness to time. (Maria Popova)

10813. The cat was created when the lion sneezed. (Arab proverb)

10814. Love doesn't need to be perfect, it just needs to be true. (?)

10815. Chance is a name for our ignorance. (Leslie Stephens)

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