Aphorism of the Day
This is an archive of every Aphorim of the Day since 2012.
Every single day, a very sophisticated computer running state of the art software carefully picks an aphorism from the collection and sends it out to all the nice people who have subscribed to the Aphorism of the Day. If you want to be one of these nice people, create a user profile and start a subscription.
1–10 (1850)
2026-05-07
tiny.ag/nhmiijfj · submitted 1997
I drink to make other people interesting.
2026-05-06
tiny.ag/o4053hxu · submitted 1997
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.
E. F. Schumacher, in Science and Religion and Wisdom and Ignorance
2026-05-05
tiny.ag/4mch5yty · submitted 1997
I'm always fascinated by the way memory diffuses fact.
2026-05-04
tiny.ag/9bdy4k6s · submitted 1997
All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.
2026-05-03
tiny.ag/dzxgn8lw · submitted 1997
Drive slow and enjoy the scenery -- drive fast and join the scenery.
2026-05-02
tiny.ag/iht7l65u · submitted 1997
Egotism is the anesthetic given by a kindly nature to relieve the pain of being a damned fool.
2026-05-01
tiny.ag/r3davdhl · submitted 1997
In war, there is no substitute for victory.
2026-04-30
tiny.ag/hnsdx84l · submitted 1997
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
2026-04-29
tiny.ag/lu0qepci · submitted 1997
An enemy is anyone who tells the truth about you.
2026-04-28
tiny.ag/lasqyfqt · submitted 1997
Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
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