Aphorisms Galore!

Submissions

These aphorisms have been submitted by users but are not (yet) included in the official collection.

tiny.ag/93a6ridz  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Life: a crime scene and its own evidence bag.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Life and Death and Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/d5xscb0x  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Eighty percent of success is showing up. The other twenty percent is giving the wrong address to the competition.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Success and Failure and Altruism and Cynicism

tiny.ag/fvlqbybu  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

She told me to stop trying to save her. So I converted her to a low-risk certificate of deposit and enjoyed a significantly higher interest rate.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Love and Hate and Wealth and Poverty

tiny.ag/ecvjkq9u  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Informed consent n. The act of informing someone that they consent to something.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Law and Politics and Altruism and Cynicism

tiny.ag/6po2dbkw  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Love opens doors where there were only walls - not unlike a shaped demolition charge deployed by special weapons and tactics units.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Love and Hate and War and Peace

tiny.ag/ivfbuixx  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Necessity is the mother-in-law of patents.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Wealth and Poverty

tiny.ag/e3c1d0oy  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

A woman is like the sea: don't go near either without a personal locator beacon, an inflatable life jacket, and a flare gun.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Men and Women and Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/ns6aydlx  ·  submitted 2021 by Duckpuddler

Aphorism of the Day:

In the race to discover the purpose of
life, nothing beats happiness.

E. J. Scott

tiny.ag/gdswpa3y  ·  submitted 2021 by Duckpuddler

Aphorism of the Day:

Nothing deserves reverence as
deservedly as irreverence.

E. J. Scott

tiny.ag/fkzzargp  ·  submitted 2021 by Duckpuddler

Aphorism of the Day:

If we were to live forever, we'd know
nothing of life.

E. J. Scott

tiny.ag/zkcvqhsa  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Do as you please, please as you do.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Happiness and Misery

tiny.ag/ljh61dro  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

The Zen master told me "Enlightenment requires a still awareness." So I learned how to brew moonshine.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Food and Drink

tiny.ag/4cdposj2  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Faith may move mountains, but it never yet made a mountain stand still.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Science and Religion and Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/o21qnct0  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

The map is not the territory. The territory contains way more errors.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Success and Failure

tiny.ag/oh4ruugh  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

I wasn't born yesterday. In fact, I'm not due 'till later this month.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Altruism and Cynicism and Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/mjg03prh  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

If all we are is dust in the wind, how come I never get blown?

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Love and Hate

tiny.ag/ossvqapn  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

It's not youh, it's meh.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Love and Hate and Happiness and Misery

tiny.ag/i6l38aw7  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Correct me if I'm wrong, but please don't wrong me if I'm correct.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Altruism and Cynicism

tiny.ag/mplflokw  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

I resent the slandering of my good name - especially when I have so many bad ones available.

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Happiness and Misery and Success and Failure

tiny.ag/gxnbg7w3  ·  submitted 2021 by JAKGalore

Carpe diem ante capit vos. (Seize the day before it seizes you.)

The Covert Comic, a.k.a. John Alejandro King, in Success and Failure and Happiness and Misery