“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 ...

Aphorisms are concise and cunning turns of phrase. Vote on your favorite Cantabrigian aphorism.

An aphorism is a short or pithy statement that expresses a general truth. Some aphorisms are truisms, obvious on their face, but they still convey useful ideas. One of the best known aphorisms is Ben ...

The Bed of Procrustes, the title of Nassim Taleb's book of aphorisms, takes its title from Greek mythology. Procrustes owned a small estate along the sacred way between Athens and Eleusis. He invited ...

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With the whales decision behind us, let's turn to the Summum case. This morning, lawyers went before the High Court to argue the big free speech case. A refresher: In 1971, Pleasant Grove City, Utah, ...

Splitting Semantic Hairs: The words "proverb," "adage," "maxim" and "aphorism," which are used interchangeably here, are pretty much synonymous. A proverb, according to the World Book Dictionary, ...