Aphorism quotes and words of wisdom |  | "APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom." | |  | Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
| | | "Aphorisms are salted not sugared almonds at Reason?s Feast." | | | Logan Pearsall Smith
| | | "Exclusively of the abstract sciences, the largest and worthiest
portion of our knowledge consists of aphorisms, and the greatest and best
of men is but an aphorism." | | | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
| | | "In the mountains the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for
that, one must have long legs. Aphorisms should be peaks." | | | Friedrich Nietzsche
| | | "The excellence of aphorisms consists not so much in the expression
of some rare or abstruse sentiment, as in the comprehension of some useful
truth in a few words." | | | Dr. Samuel Johnson
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Interesting Quotes
We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.Haida Indian saying
The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for that future.Gifford Pinchot
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