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.
1701–1710 (1784)
2012-02-15
tiny.ag/rdqgrf59 · ★★☆☆ Fair (370 ratings) · submitted 1997
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
2012-02-07
tiny.ag/9wpbcvqn · ★★☆☆ Fair (169 ratings) · submitted 1997
Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?
2012-01-28
tiny.ag/z1auvpyn · ★★☆☆ Fair (82 ratings) · submitted 1997
A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men.
2012-01-26
tiny.ag/pb2gjrze · ★★☆☆ Fair (179 ratings) · submitted 1997
To be upset over what you don't have is to waste what you do have.
2012-01-21
tiny.ag/60xih5fm · ★★☆☆ Fair (100 ratings) · submitted 1997
If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
2012-01-17
tiny.ag/8acgevbd · ★★☆☆ Fair (118 ratings) · submitted 1997
I predict that exact reproduction through cloning will not become popular. Too many people already find it difficult to live with themselves.
2012-01-03
tiny.ag/8aevknh4 · ★★☆☆ Fair (877 ratings) · submitted 1999
A ship doesn't travel far in a calm sea.
2011-12-16
tiny.ag/lkf1oudx · ★★☆☆ Fair (79 ratings) · submitted 1997
A person is just about as big as the things that make them angry.
2011-11-22
tiny.ag/zzbstsyk · ★★☆☆ Fair (275 ratings) · submitted 1997
If the aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.
2011-11-16
tiny.ag/2upsgaxe · ★★☆☆ Fair (256 ratings) · submitted 1997
The way to make a small fortune in the commodities market is to start with a large fortune.
1701–1710 (1784)