Aphorism Quote by Robert Breault

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

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

— Robert Breault

An aphorism is a synthesis of poetry and prose, it is a narrative precipitate, a didactic parable, an ideological concept, in practice it 's…

— William C. Brown

An aphorism is a generalization of sorts, and our present-day writers seem more at home with the particular.

— Anatole Broyard

An aphorism is a mental exercise, psychical, logical, linguistic, spiritual, ritual, emotional and rational, it is a major conceptual and literary activity, a mixture…

— William C. Brown

Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.

— 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…

— James Geary

“The quoting of an aphorism, like the angry barking of a dog or the smell of overcooked broccoli, rarely indicates that something helpful is…

— Lemony Snicket

I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.

— James Geary

An aphorism that does not score is just one more sentence.

— Mason Cooley

Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth.

— Anatole Broyard

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

— Karl Kraus