Aphorism of the Day
This is an archive of every Aphorim of the Day since 2012.
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1585–1594 (1808)
2016-05-26
tiny.ag/htpbx3e8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (172 ratings) · submitted 1997
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
2016-05-25
tiny.ag/fed8pqej · ★★☆☆ Fair (1052 ratings) · submitted 1997 by David Epstein
Disorder increases with time because we measure time in the direction in which disorder increases.
2016-05-24
tiny.ag/hgomu6th · ★★☆☆ Fair (790 ratings) · submitted 1997
The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers.
William Shakespeare, Henry VI, in Law and Politics
2016-05-14
tiny.ag/gu6tloek · ★★☆☆ Fair (298 ratings) · submitted 1997
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.
Simon Cameron, in Altruism and Cynicism and Law and Politics
2016-05-10
tiny.ag/3klonk4i · ★★☆☆ Fair (181 ratings) · submitted 1997
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
2016-05-08
tiny.ag/axfjdopk · ★★☆☆ Fair (143 ratings) · submitted 1997
First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.
2016-05-02
tiny.ag/dccyeyhv · ★★☆☆ Fair (347 ratings) · submitted 1997
A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman is as bad as she dares.
2016-04-28
tiny.ag/kgx6jecr · ★★☆☆ Fair (238 ratings) · submitted 1997
Jesus died for your sins. Make it worth his time.
2016-04-23
tiny.ag/yuvqmpjc · ★★☆☆ Fair (138 ratings) · submitted 1997
Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
2016-04-20
tiny.ag/0fbye8uj · ★★☆☆ Fair (115 ratings) · submitted 1997
Beat your own and others will fear you.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism
1585–1594 (1808)