Aphorisms Galore!

Submissions

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

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tiny.ag/f4isgvuz  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

The love of two people for each other is an understanding that no one else is expected to understand.

Jabo James, in Love and Hate

tiny.ag/pnl4tfp3  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Freedom of speech does not necessarily mean freedom after speech.

Jabo James, in Law and Politics and Life and Death

tiny.ag/28yajbbc  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Karl Marx once said philosophers have always interpreted the world but the point was to change it. Philosophers aren't particularly good at manning barricades or handling rifles with bayonets.

Jabo James, in War and Peace

tiny.ag/jk9hqqfe  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

The last time I looked, I still had my shadow. I much prefer a guardian angel, but my shadow will do for the time being.

Jabo James, in Life and Death

tiny.ag/t6itewpr  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

When an older person reads a religious text like never before and tries to live according to its dictates, it may be preparation for a final examination to qualify for a place in the afterlife.

Jabo James, in Science and Religion

tiny.ag/k5nwpqa6  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Wisdom is having sense enough to acknowledge that ignorance exists.

Jabo James, in Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/6ree7hmg  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Before becoming familiar with the American use of the term "affirmative action," I thought it meant taking the initiative when in a romantic mood.

Jabo James, in Love and Hate and Law and Politics

tiny.ag/hle7mhix  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

There is nothing wrong with ambition. The question becomes how many people are you prepared to impact positively or negatively in order for you to get to where you want to be.

Jabo James, in Success and Failure

tiny.ag/ha3e6qnk  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Too many lapses in wisdom may make one a fool.

Jabo James, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Success and Failure

tiny.ag/kacvw9q8  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

The best advice you give is the one you yourself do not or will not follow.

Jabo James, in Wisdom and Ignorance and Success and Failure

tiny.ag/xwncfra5  ·  submitted 2010 by PatS

The entire sum of existence is the magic of being needed by just one other person!

, in Wealth and Poverty and Happiness and Misery

tiny.ag/hankhwl0  ·  submitted 2010

The fact that every other person holds his opinion to be true, should make us suspicious of our own.

Paul Rée, in Wisdom and Ignorance

tiny.ag/ugd159fk  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

If Walt Disney were alive today, he would probably be dismayed that Mickey Mouse has been promoted from a cartoon character to an adjective.

Jabo James, in Success and Failure

tiny.ag/qzwtsm1m  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Impatience wants something done the day before yesterday.

Jabo James, in Vice and Virtue

tiny.ag/p7y4ulxb  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

A loner uses the word "friend" with the greatest possible caution.

Jabo James, in Men and Women

tiny.ag/wfoqet3b  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Feeling sorry for oneself is a severe form of self-criticism.

Jabo James, in Health and Disease

tiny.ag/qferzisi  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

People have more fear of being ignored than of being criticized.

Jabo James, in Success and Failure

tiny.ag/gde65dzx  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Dreams make reality possible.

Jabo James, in Success and Failure

tiny.ag/on1qlfkp  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Biblical hero Samson could not sing, but brought down the house anyway.

Jabo James, in Art and Literature

tiny.ag/hhp6qyzl  ·  submitted 2010 by Jambone9

Beware what you say; the air has ears.

Jabo James, in Wisdom and Ignorance

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