Sunday, September 20, 2026

The Frictionary # 1170

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11226.If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself.  What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us. (Hermann Hesse)

11227. Doctors think a lot of patients are cured who have simply quit in disgust. (Don Herold)

11228. Wit does not protect from being crazy. (Émile Henriot)

11229. You know what makes a good loser?  Practice. (Ernest Hemingway)

11230. Jesus came into the world before the year 0 of himself, a fact unique in the history of the prematures. (Éric Orthwein)

11231. What's faith if not what I refuse to know? (Bruce Snider)

11232. Nostalgia is the sadness of having been happy. (Alain Sautereaud)

11233. Ever notice that people say "God knows" when they mean "no one knows". (almightygod)

11234. Sundays are peaceful because the most evil people are at church.(?)

11235. A bird born in a cage thinks that flying is a disease. (Alejandro Jodorowski)

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Sunday, September 13, 2026

The Frictionary # 1169

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11216. Gratitude ages quickly. (Aristotle)

11217. A good father is a little bit of a mother. (Lee Salk)

11218. The pope is an idol whose hands are tied and whose feet are kissed. (Voltaire)

11219. It is possible to live a simple, uncomplicated life, but we usually call it by a different name. We call it loneliness. (Robert Brault)

11220. Nowadays, the priests are the only ones who want to get married. (Louise de Vilmorin)

11221. Some are guilty, but all are responsible. (Abraham Joshua Heschel)

11222. Earthworms sink into the ground so as not to fall in love with the stars. (Yvan Audouard)

11223. Invite grief for a walk, remind it with a whisper/ we all need fresh air. (Mahogany L. Browne)

11224. The reason swans mate for life is that they don't talk. (?)

11225. It is cheering to see that the rats are still around - the ship is not sinking. (Eric Hoffer)

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Sunday, September 06, 2026

The Frictionary # 1168

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11206. Future is everything that Past has forgotten. (Søren Kierkegaard)

11207. Conceit is thinking you're great, egotism is knowing it. (Bobby Darin)

11208. In this color of absence / Nothing has any life or sense. (Louis Aragon)

11209. If you love life, don't waste time, for time is what life is made of. (Bruce Lee)

11210. People who are color-blind cannot see the Red Sea. (Pierre Légaré)

11211. I'm learning all the time.  The tombstone will be my diploma. (Earthea Kitt)

11212. Behind every great woman is a man who keeps her going. (Michel Beaudry)

11213. There is no doubt that after a certain age, you have too much skin. (Loleh Bellon)

11214. Would you like to see a total solar eclipse? Easy! Close your eyes. (Réjean Lévesque)

11215. Why I don't like dogs? Because most of them come with people attached. (Quincy Forrest)

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