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 (1843)
2026-02-07
tiny.ag/3ipv86qd · submitted 1998
Genealogy is based on the obviously silly idea that there is no such thing as a bastard.
2026-02-06
tiny.ag/mydapq7x · submitted 1999 by Megan
To accomplish great things, you must not only act but also dream, not only dream but also believe.
2026-02-05
tiny.ag/hmdnaus7 · submitted 1997
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
2026-02-04
tiny.ag/sshro1au · submitted 1997 by Gord Weitzel
Policy is a guide to the wise and a rule to the fool.
Unknown, (expression used in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police), in Wisdom and Ignorance
2026-02-03
tiny.ag/t9lhndlz · submitted 1997
A winner never quits -- a quitter never wins.
2026-02-02
tiny.ag/rzbaoshp · submitted 1997
Crime does not pay... as well as politics.
2026-02-01
tiny.ag/jg3f6les · submitted 1997
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still likes you.
2026-01-31
tiny.ag/3b0kjrvh · submitted 1997
Helpmate: A wife, or bitter half.
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in Love and Hate
2026-01-30
tiny.ag/n8mifyz3 · submitted 1997
The biggest difference between time and space is that you can't reuse time.
2026-01-29
tiny.ag/4oqnfdf0 · submitted 1997
The public interest is best served by the free exchange of ideas.
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