Attrition Quotes

It is not labor that kills, but the small attritions of daily routine that wear us down.
Roy Bedichek (2010). “Adventures with a Texas Naturalist”, p.288, University of Texas Press
The chain of friendship, however bright, does not stand the attrition of constant close contact.
Walter Scott (2015). “Sir Walter Scott: Collected Letters, Memoirs and Articles: Complete Autobiographical Writings, Journal & Notes, Accompanied with Extended Biographies and Reminiscences of the Author of Waverly, Rob Roy, Ivanhoe, The Pirate, Old Mortality, The Guy Mannering”, p.78, e-artnow
Jane Jacobs (2016). “Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs”, p.84, Random House