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.
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2026-07-23
tiny.ag/pjkyl6oi · submitted 1997
An ignorant person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
2026-07-22
tiny.ag/t2fxueny · submitted 1997
Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences.
2026-07-21
tiny.ag/npf5ywfi · submitted 1997
He that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
2026-07-20
tiny.ag/t9jmvbpa · submitted 1997
A witty saying proves nothing.
2026-07-19
tiny.ag/eoiuzgcy · submitted 1997
The surest way of having something done is to forbid your kids to do it.
2026-07-18
tiny.ag/kgnv53qx · submitted 1997
Truth comes out of error more easily than out of confusion.
Francis Bacon, in Science and Religion and Success and Failure
2026-07-17
tiny.ag/e0ndfjuz · submitted 1997
It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both.
2026-07-16
tiny.ag/of4kcoqn · submitted 1997
There are really not many jobs that actually require a penis or a vagina, and all other occupations should be open to everyone.
2026-07-15
tiny.ag/ssgp4mwz · submitted 1997
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll need them on your way down.
2026-07-14
tiny.ag/znt3vhbp · submitted 1997
DeVries' Dilemma: If you hit two keys on the typewriter, the one you don't want hits the paper.
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