Aphorism Quote by Mason Cooley Download Open image “In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.” — Mason Cooley ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Aphorism Funny Inspirational Love Truth
An aphorism is never exactly true; it is either a half-truth or one-and-a-half truths. — Karl Kraus Copy Share Image
“Truth is nothing if not unchangeable, and in so far as a man takes his stand upon Truth does he become steadfast in virtue,… — James Allen Copy Share Image
Believe it, my good friend, to love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in the world, and the seed-plot… — Anthony Collins Copy Share Image
To love truth for truth's sake is the principal part of human perfection in this world, and the seed-plot of all other virtues. — John Locke Copy Share Image
The truth is never always nice or pleasing but it is always necessary. Truth is needed for growth. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image
Truth is inclusive of all the virtues, is older than sects and schools, and, like charity, more ancient than mankind. — Amos Bronson Alcott Copy Share Image
In the world in which we live, truth is an ancillary virtue, but it shouldn't be. — Jonathan Dimbleby Copy Share Image
The attainment of truth is then the function of both the intellectual parts of the soul. Therefore their respective virtues are those dispositions which… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Nostalgia keeps dissolving the ironic narratives in which I have contained my past. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Even the most abject have a sense of superiority based on powerful though undefined merits. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
Literary tradition is full of lies about poverty-the jolly beggar, the poor but happy milkmaid, the wholesome diet of porridge, etc. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
My intentions go one way, my desires another. Thus I feel both self-indulgent and deprived. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
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“An expensive coffin does not decrease the deceased’s chances of going to hell.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
A journal takes the place of a confidant, that is, of friend or wife; it becomes a substitute for production, a substitute for country… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“The real purpose of the opposition is to minimize the amount of money the ruling party will have stolen from the people at the… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
