Aphorisms Quotes

32 quotes by 28 authors

I compose most of my tweets with care, as if they were aphorisms - they are not usually dashed-off. Sometimes I'm surprised by the high,… — Joyce Carol Oates
I lost many literary battles the day I read 'Their Eyes Were Watching God.' I had to concede that occasionally aphorisms have their power. I… — Zadie Smith
Age certainly hadn't conferred any smarts on me. Character maybe, but mediocrity is a constant, as one Russian writer put it. Russian writers have a… — Haruki Murakami
I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories. — James Geary
Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can… — James Geary
I collect axioms, paradoxes, maxims, teaching stories, proverbs, and aphorisms of all sorts, because I love to see complex ideas distilled into a few words. — Gretchen Rubin
This delivering of knowledge in distinct and disjointed aphorisms doth leave the wit of man more free to turn and toss, and to make use… — Francis Bacon Sr
An aphorism is true where it has fixed the impression of a genuine experience — Francis Herbert Bradley
The only way to read a book of aphorisms without being bored is to open it at random and, having found something that interests you,… — Prince De Ligne
An aphorism and its author aren't joined by a dash, but separated by it. — John Alejandro King
A man of fashion never has recourse to proverbs, and vulgar aphorisms; uses neither favourite words nor hard words, but takes great care to speak… — Philip Dormer Stanhope
My aphorisms have the power to translate my ideas into written words that clearly express my feelings and convictions. — Jean-Paul Malfatti

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