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Aphorism of the Day

This is an archive of every Aphorim of the Day since 2012.

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2016-05-10

tiny.ag/3klonk4i  ·  submitted 1997

If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

Abraham Lincoln, in Law and Politics and Vice and Virtue

2016-05-08

tiny.ag/axfjdopk  ·  submitted 1997

First rule of Economics 101: our desires are insatiable. Second rule: we can stomach only three Big Macs at a time.

Doug Horton, in Success and Failure

2016-05-02

tiny.ag/dccyeyhv  ·  submitted 1997

A man is as good as he has to be, and a woman is as bad as she dares.

Elbert Hubbard, in Men and Women and Vice and Virtue

2016-04-28

tiny.ag/kgx6jecr  ·  submitted 1997

Jesus died for your sins. Make it worth his time.

Unknown, in Vice and Virtue

2016-04-23

tiny.ag/yuvqmpjc  ·  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.

Harry S Truman, in Law and Politics

2016-04-20

tiny.ag/0fbye8uj  ·  submitted 1997

Beat your own and others will fear you.

Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Altruism and Cynicism

2016-04-12

tiny.ag/30roecxw  ·  submitted 1997

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

Gore Vidal, in Success and Failure

2016-04-09

tiny.ag/koyyq54r  ·  submitted 1997

If you love your job, you will never have to work another day in your life.

Unknown, in Work and Recreation

2016-04-02

tiny.ag/s6cusegk  ·  submitted 1997

So far as I can remember, there is not one word in the Gospels in praise of intelligence.

Bertrand Russell, in Science and Religion

2016-03-29

tiny.ag/st9mqgf5  ·  submitted 1997

College isn't the place to go for ideas.

Helen Keller, in Wisdom and Ignorance