Aphorisms Galore!

Aphorists

An aphorist is, of course, someone who coins aphorisms. Aphorisms Galore! has hundreds of aphorists in its collection. Some are historical, some contemporary; some are famous, some obscure. Some of them are Aphorisms Galore! users, some are not.

Aphorists

Abraham Maslow

American psychologist and creator of concepts like the need hierarchy and self-actualization; b. 1908; d. 1970

Liza Minnelli

American singer and actress; b. 1946

Rita Mae Brown

American author and playwright; b. 1944

Martin Luther King, Jr.

American civil rights activist; b. 1929; d. 1968

Ogden Nash

American poet; b. 1902; d. 1971

Blaise Pascal

French scientist and inventor; b. 1623; d. 1662

Chris Carter

creator of movie and television series The X-Files; b. 1956

Benjamin Disraeli

British prime minister 1868 and 1874--80; b. 1804; d. 1881

Jonas Salk

American virologist; b. 1914; d. 1995

Alan Kay

personal computing pioneer; b. 1940