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 RUMahale rated 27 months ago- From the page: "Aphorism is a brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words.
Glossary of Literary Terms
Aphorism of the day:
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
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(Vice and Virtue)"
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- CaraMesquita rated 6 months agohumanities
- this is a treasure trove!
- RocketM rated 8 months agoliterature
- I like words -
APHORISM: A brief statement containing an important truth or fundamental principle.
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it; it would be hell on earth.
George Bernard Shaw
- RUMahale rated 27 months agohumanities
- From the page: "Aphorism is a brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words.
Glossary of Literary Terms
Aphorism of the day:
Do infants enjoy infancy as much as adults enjoy adultery?
Unknown
(Vice and Virtue)"
- genisis2 rated 27 months agohumanities, writing
- Aphorism is a brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words.
Some great stuff here.
- challengeme rated 28 months agoquotes, humanitarian
- "Aphorism is a brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words."
an example:
"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." Edward Everett
- edgeoforever rated 30 months agohumanities
- Wow! From Mark Twain to Zsa Zsa Gabor!
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject. Winston Churchill
- qwertica rated 31 months agohumanities
- I've always been a fan of the wisdom found in aphorisms.
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