2023-09-24 15:03
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9676. I don't think about death, but I'm sure it thinks about me. (Patrice Desbiens)9677. There are times in life when people must know… Read More
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2023-09-17 15:18
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9666. The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. (Jean Paul Richter)9667. A nation… Read More
2023-09-10 15:16
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9656. There's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums. (Michael J. Fox… Read More
2023-09-03 14:43
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9646. Alcohol, money and we learn, power are powerful revealers of truths and ugliness. Putting your face on a poster too. (Marc S&eacut&hell…Read More
2023-08-27 15:46
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9636. There is no such thing as a little freedom. Either you are all free, or you are not free. (Walter Kronkite)9637. When you are an a… Read More
2023-08-20 14:57
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9626. The end of man won't be the end of the world. (Daniel Bélanger)9627. The Soul is the voice of the body's interests. (G… Read More
2023-08-13 15:00
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9616. Homo sapiens are animals that come in colors, not race/ race is a pôlitical animal. (Jim Culleny)9617. Birth: involuntary en… Read More
2023-08-06 14:41
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9606. I believe we sense poetry like music, like love, or like friendship, or all the things in this world. The explanation comes after… Read More
2023-07-30 15:06
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9596. It is today that the present is éternal. (Paul Éluard)9597. Science is the record of dead religions. (Oscar Wilde)95… Read More
2023-07-23 14:23
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9586. Time is nothing but an immeasurable immobility along which we pass. (Gilbert Larocque)9587. Who you are is not your fault, but it… Read More
2023-07-16 15:16
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9576. Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that separate them. (Confucius)9577. A flower is a weed with an advertising budget. (R… Read More
2023-07-09 14:50
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9566. The devil is the arrogance of the mind, faith without a smile, truth never touched by doubt. (Umberto Eco)9567. - "And what would… Read More
2023-07-02 15:09
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9556. Don't talk unless you can improve the silence. (Jorge Luis Borges)9557. We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. (Edward R. Mu… Read More
2023-06-25 15:24
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9546. You can get excited about the future. The past won't mind. (Hilary De Piano)9547. Love and loverhood can only be explained by love… Read More
2023-06-18 15:11
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:Today, it is the 1000th edition of The Frictionary. Started on March 11, 2005, it has been published every Sunday without interruption… Read More
2023-06-11 15:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9526. There is no past simple, the true memory speaks to the present. (Jacques Prévert)9527. You never teach a subject; you alway… Read More
2023-06-04 15:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9516. If you do kiss a politician, remember this: you are not only kissing him, you are kissing every butt that he has kissed in th… Read More
2023-05-28 15:41
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9506. The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. (Robert Jacks… Read More
2023-05-21 16:15
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9496. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. (Terry Pratchett)9497. To submit to the tyranny of inflation is… Read More
2023-05-14 14:57
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9486. Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays. (Søren Kierkegaard)9487. The Chinese alphabet has more than 3,000… Read More
2023-05-07 15:10
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9476. You can fool some of the people some of the time, the rest are fooling themselves. (Thomas McBride)9477. Life is unfair. They shou… Read More
2023-04-30 21:10
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:2976. It is impossible for someone to lie unless he knows the truth. (Harry G. Frankfurt)2977. The semi-colon: the bastard child of the period… Read More
2023-04-30 15:37
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9466. Usually, the things you dislike in a person are his defenses against fear. (Lucy Freeman)9467. It is from the poor people's hell t… Read More
2023-04-23 15:48
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9456. Adversaries are in the opposition, enemies are in the party. (Claude Morin)9457. The mind is a place where the soul goes to hide f… Read More
2023-04-16 15:53
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9446. The teacher's job is to sell culture to customers who live under the illusion that they don't want any. (Daniel Pennac)9447. Poten… Read More
2023-04-09 15:08
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9436. Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. (Oscar Wilde)9437. This is the great mista… Read More
2023-04-02 14:55
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9426. Cheerfulness is the nicest form of courage. (Anatole France)9427. One of the tendencies I find most troubling in contemporary cult… Read More
2023-03-26 15:23
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9416. Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. (Joseph Campbell)9417. A cat is like a shrink. He listens not s… Read More
2023-03-19 14:52
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9406. I have estimated the influence of Reason upon Love...it's like a raindrop on the sea. (Hafiz)9407. Architect: Someone who knows th… Read More
2023-03-12 16:51
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9396. We prize "freedom to" so much more than "freedom from". (Ken Liu)9397. Melancholy is a sadness that rests. (Jean-Paul Daoust)9398… Read More
2023-03-05 15:44
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9386. To be a victim of change is to ignore its existence. (Keith Haring)9387. I google, therefore I am. (Stéphane Laporte)… Read More
2023-02-26 16:37
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9376. Women don't suffer from penis envy. Men do. (Joseph Heller)9377. Family is a good thing only if you chose it. (Daniel Pinard)9378… Read More
2023-02-19 16:09
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9366. The urge to save humanity is almost always a false face for the urge to rule it. (H.L. Mencken)9367. You can't keep yourself from… Read More
2023-02-12 16:11
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9356. Friendship asks for nothing in return except maintenance. (Georges Brassens)9357. A government that robs Peter to pay Paul c… Read More
2023-02-05 15:59
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9346. One of life's mysteries is how people who never listen can be so misinformed. (Robert Brault) 9347. - Describe yourself using… Read More
2023-01-29 16:35
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9336. The heart rarely lies, but we don't like to listen to it. (Denis Diderot)9337. I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what… Read More
2023-01-22 16:13
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9326. It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled. (Mark Twain)9327. There are many things that do not e… Read More
2023-01-15 16:52
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9316. The only lasting truth is Change. (Octavia Butler)9317. Becoming is an ongoing process as long as you live. (Réjean L&eacut&hell…Read More
2023-01-08 15:56
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9306. We never answer questions that we do not ask ourselves. (Pierre Foglia)9307. Man will confess to treason, murder, arson, false tee… Read More
2022-12-25 17:05
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9296. Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined. (Leo Rosten)9297. The night caresses/ under the moon's cold eye/ the bru… Read More
2022-12-18 16:10
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9286. There is no love without justice. They are identical. (Gerald Stern)9287. One more proof of the absence of God, the presence of Tr… Read More
2022-12-11 16:24
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9276. Happiness equals reality minus expectations. (Tim Magliozzi)9277. Women remember their first kiss long after men have forgott… Read More
2022-12-04 17:11
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9266. A novel is a mirror out for a ride on a highway. (Stendhal)9267. Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. (A… Read More
2022-11-27 18:34
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9256. Success is the ladder that cannot be climbed with your hands in your pockets. (Ugandan proverb)9257. Science is not a collection o… Read More
2022-11-20 16:54
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9246. Nothing is a matter of life and death except life and death. (Angela Carter)9247. Love does not want duration, it wants the instan… Read More
2022-11-13 15:39
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9236. Happiness: a way station between too little and too much. (Channing Pollock)9237. Promises only bind those who believe them. (Char… Read More
2022-11-06 17:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9226. Ignoring violence can lead to submitting to it. (Pierre Foglia)9227. What I like in a good author isn't what he says, but what he… Read More
2022-10-30 16:42
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9216. Resentment, anger, hatred are poisons that you drink and you expect somebody else to die. (Sadhguru)9217. How can you believe in G… Read More
2022-10-23 15:39
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9206. Never explain yourself. Your friends don't need it and your enemies won't believe it. (Belgicia Howell)9207. War is a terrorist at… Read More
2022-10-16 15:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9196. In astronomy, seeing far is going back in time. The more you go forward, the more you go back. It's much like politics. (Sté&hell…Read More
2022-10-09 15:25
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9186. What is laid down, ordered, factual is never enough to embrace the whole truth: life always spills over the brim of every cup. (Bo… Read More
2022-10-02 15:21
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9176. The traveler returns sooner or later, if not, he is not a traveler. (Dany Laferrière)9177. If you're not here, well neither… Read More
2022-09-25 15:43
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9166. Nothing in man is more serious than his sense of humor, it is the sign that he wants all the truth. (Mark Van Doren)9167. The solu… Read More
2022-09-18 15:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary: 9156. Hatred makes us ugly before soiling the person who receives it. (Marie Laberge)9157. Here's the thing about odds and probability… Read More
2022-09-11 14:59
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9146. Take a good book to bed - books don,t snore. (Thea Dorn)9147. For the raindrop, joy is entering the river-/ Unbearable pain become… Read More
2022-09-04 15:48
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9136. Dying for ideas, okay, but a slow death. (Georges Brassens)9137. 42.7 percent of all statistics are made upon the spot. (W, R… Read More
2022-08-28 15:46
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9126. We must not call riches things we might lose. (Leonardo da Vinci)9127. It's sad to see little kids grow up and lose all their superhero… Read More
2022-08-22 19:39
Here is another page from The Frictionary: 1046. There are three reasons for breastfeeding: the milk is always at the right temperature, it comes in attractive containers, and the cat can't… Read More
2022-08-21 14:48
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9116. The essence of wisdom is to maintain suspicion about what you want to be true. (Jon K. Hart)9117. Who teaches good to others witho… Read More
2022-08-14 15:10
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9106. The moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal. (Harsha Bhogle)9107. Without money, honor is just a sickness. (Jea… Read More
2022-08-07 15:26
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9096. A weak man has doubts before a decision; a strong man has them afterward. (Karl Kraus)9097. The past is always present. (Maurice M… Read More
2022-07-31 14:58
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9086. Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life. (R.A. Salvatore)9087. Each… Read More
2022-07-24 14:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9076. The usefulness of a cup is in its emptiness. (Chinese proverb)9077. Politicians are like holes in Swiss cheese: the more cheese, t… Read More
2022-07-17 15:12
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary: 9066. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love. (Nelson Mandela)9067. The heart doesn't have… Read More
2022-07-10 16:54
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9056. The chief qualification of a mass (authoritarian) leader has become unending infallibility, he can never admit an error. (Hannah A… Read More
2022-07-03 15:18
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9046. Anxiety is the mark of spiritual insecurity. (Thomas Merton)9047. Marriage is two people solving problems that they wouldn't have… Read More
2022-06-26 14:58
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9036. Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. (Theodore Isaac Rubin)9037. In ord… Read More
2022-06-19 14:54
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9026. A book is a dream that you hold in your hand. (Neil Gaiman)9027. Do not fear the words once you have consented to the things. (Mar… Read More
2022-06-12 15:07
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9016. Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim. (Bertrand Russell)9017. The flower is the poetry of r… Read More
2022-06-05 15:25
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:9006. Mistakes are a fact of life. It is response to error that counts. (Nikki Giovanni)9007. Does God REALLY want to be everywhere? (R… Read More
2022-05-29 14:46
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8996. Always make your future bigger than your past. (Dan Sullivan)8997, Memory is like friends; it often lets you down when you need it… Read More
2022-05-22 15:13
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8986. Life is relative. Death is absolute. (Gilberto Araujo de Alcantara)8987. First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curi… Read More
2022-05-15 14:52
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8976. Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves. (William… Read More
2022-05-08 15:33
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8966. The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is. (George Bernard Shaw)8967. Immortality: What most religions promi… Read More
2022-05-01 15:25
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8956. Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. (Jane Wagner)8957. Many books resemble certain nobles who o… Read More
2022-04-24 14:53
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8946. How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. (Annie Dillard)8947. Personality is the ego's closet. (Louis Scutenai… Read More
2022-04-17 15:13
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary: 8936. Rights without duties is anarchy. (Lessia Oukaïnka)8937. A synonym is a word you use when you can't spell the one you first t… Read More
2022-04-10 15:35
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8926. The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. (Bertrand Russell)8927. Nothing brings out jealousy like laughter. (François… Read More
2022-04-03 14:57
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8916. To live fully, one must be free, but to be free one must give up security. Therefore, to live one must be ready to die. (Tom Robbi… Read More
2022-03-27 15:34
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8906. A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. (John Burroughs)8907. Film producers all… Read More
2022-03-20 14:37
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8896. All friendships of any length are based on a continued, mutual forgiveness. (David Whyte)8897. Love is a game that two can play, b… Read More
2022-03-13 15:52
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8886. We learn geology the morning after the earthquake. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)8887. We are a forest of cacti thirsting for poetry. (Anni… Read More
2022-03-06 16:08
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8876. Technology is Darwinian. It spreads. It evolves. It adapts. The most dangerous wipes out the less fit. (Nacy Kress)8877. The machi… Read More
2022-02-27 16:26
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary: 8866. We have not lost faith, but we have transferred it from God to the medical profession. (George Bernard Shaw)8867. By all means mar… Read More
2022-02-20 16:16
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8856. Any time you hear the words, "the end justifies the means" you know that something mean is about to be justified. (Robert Brault)8… Read More
2022-02-13 16:10
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8846. Music is the sound wave of the soul. (Morley*) *aka Morley Kamen.8847. Charm: the quality in others that makes us more satisfied w… Read More
2022-02-06 16:37
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8836. Fear is static that prevents me from hearing my intuition. (Hugh Prather)8837. I can't give you my heart. it's a rental. (Ré&hell…Read More
2022-01-30 16:48
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8826. -That telescope (Webb) will show us where we come from. - How about where we're going? (Brooks Riley "Catspeak)8827. Life is like… Read More
2022-01-23 16:09
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8816. Love is a decision - not an emotion. (Lao Tzu)8817. I know only three side-doors to the cathedral of consciousness, (...) poetry… Read More
2022-01-16 16:33
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8806. Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants, it is the creed of slaves. (William… Read More
2022-01-09 19:31
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8796. The only people who don't change their minds are either incompetent or dead. (Everett Dirkson)8797. Every stink that fights the ve… Read More
2022-01-02 16:19
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8786. Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self. (Charles Spurgeon)8787. It is to do it honor to get up after the sun did. (Yva… Read More
2021-12-26 16:59
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8776. Criticism is a privilege that you earn - it shouldn't be your opening move in an interaction. (Malcolm Gladwell)8777. Las Vegas is… Read More
2021-12-19 16:23
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8766. Proverbs are the children of experience. (Proverb)8767. Mistakes pass; only truth remains. (Denis Diderot)8768. Every love is a fr… Read More
2021-12-12 16:22
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8756. All generalizations are false, including this one. (Alexander Chase)8757. Historians only accurately predict the past. (Pierre Cha… Read More
2021-12-05 17:47
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8746. Mass movement can rise and spread without a belief in God, but never without belief in a devil. (Eric Hoffer)8747. Someone is Hind… Read More
2021-11-28 16:08
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8736. A great book is the world's most effective mode of transportation. (Mardy Grothe)8737. If monkeys knew how to get bored, they coul… Read More
2021-11-21 16:47
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8726. Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it. (Flannery O'Connor)8727. Between a scientist and a poet, the differe… Read More
2021-11-14 16:32
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8716. Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. (George Bernard Shaw)8717. Anonymous letters have a great adva… Read More
2021-11-07 15:41
Here is another page taken from The Frictionary:8706. When nothing is sure, everything is possible. (Margaret Drabble)8707. An optimist is a man who sows two acorns and buys a hammock… Read More
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