They say knowledge is power—so let's learn all about aphorisms with these common aphorism examples! (Hint: "Knowledge is power" is one.) “Aphorism” is a slightly vague term, especially compared to ...

Aphorism is from a Greek word and means to define. It is generally a one-liner used tersely to convey a perspective in a way that once bitten by it you are seldom likely to forget it in a hurry. Some ...

The cover of "The World in a Phrase" beside author James Geary. (Courtesy of James Geary) Author James Geary loves aphorisms, those short, witty statements that often contain profound truths. In 2005, ...

As a collector and chronicler of the short, witty, philosophical sayings known as aphorisms, I’ve followed with fascination how this most ancient of literary forms is evolving as it meets the most ...

An aphorism differs from an axiom, which is a self-evident truth (“All men are created equal”), and from platitude, which is ...

Forget haikus, epigrams, proverbs, maxims, adages and riddles. If you’re needing a sliver of wisdom, try an aphorism. There are certainly plenty around … “Be the change you want to see in the world.” ...

The origins of the aphorism are both elevated and abject, as fits a literary form of sublime ambition that is at present in a kind of disgrace. The English word, which seems first to have been used in ...

A few years ago, through the graces of an independent press, I put out a book of aphorisms. That is, a collection of brief, disconnected, somewhat philosophical sentences. Looking back, this fact ...

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“Aphorism” is a slightly vague term, especially compared to some of its grammar fellows. An aphorism doesn’t have to follow any strict grammatical rule, unlike palindromes or pangrams. Instead, an ...