Burning house Quote by James Geary

“Perhaps the excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some…

— Samuel Johnson

Aphorisms are essentially an aristocratic genre of writing. The aphorist does not argue or explain, he asserts; and implicit in his assertion is a…

— Anonymous

A speech is like a love affair. Any fool can start it, but to end it requires considerable skill.

— Lord Mansfield

An aphorism is a single sentence that totally exhausts its subject.

— Robert Breault

The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.

— William Jennings Bryan

The trick to writing an aphorism is to place a period at the point where you're inclined to say, "in other words…

— Robert Breault

“The author must write what he has to say, not speak it.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“The fool spoke precisely as he wrote, in convoluted paragraphs that any worthwhile editor would want to set on fire.”

— Eliot Grayson

“It is a fool’s prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak. –SHAKESPEARE”

— Michio Kaku

“A fool holding his own in a debate is sure sign that the topic drifted into metaphysical waters.”

— Abram Gitspof

“Because only a fool believes everything they read or are told.”

— Larissa Ione

Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time in essays.

— Karl Kraus