APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom. The flabby wine-skin of his brain Yields to some pathologic strain, And voids from its unstored abysm The… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people who strongly believe that we are that we are definitely not depressed.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings’ chances of being alive in a thousand years’ time are a hundred times higher than their chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of 'eternity'; my ambition is to say in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
The interest in Wisdom is fading. Soon there will not be enough left to support the aphorism, even though it tries to… — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why.” — James Thurber Copy Share Image
“A maid’s yard, house, wardrobe, fridge, etc. sometimes also serve as her master’s dustbin or dumpsite.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name’s chances of… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
An aphorism is a personal observation inflated into a universal truth, a private posing as a general. — Stefan Kanfer Copy Share Image
'Character," says Novalis, in one of his questionable aphorisms - character is destiny'. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
A man of fashion never has recourse to proverbs, and vulgar aphorisms; uses neither favourite words nor hard words, but takes great… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The 1st rule of logic club is that the 2nd rule is false. The 2nd rule of logic club is that the… — Makuochukwu Okigbo Copy Share Image
“Some women have kissed—and some are kissing—a lot of frogs, even though the very first man that they have each kissed was… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
An aphorism? Fire without flames. Understandable that no one tries to warm himself at it. — Emile M. Cioran Copy Share Image
The aphorism wants to be at the same time both main line and off beat. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“If a man has his eyes bound, you can encourage him as much as you like to stare through the bandage, but… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
An ancient Vedic aphorism says, "Infinite flexibility is the secret to immortality." When we cultivate flexibility in or consciousness, we renew ourselves… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image