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.
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2021-05-18
tiny.ag/fp1pwnlq · ★★☆☆ Fair (110 ratings) · submitted 1997
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
2021-05-17
tiny.ag/amjjwwpz · ★★☆☆ Fair (238 ratings) · submitted 1997
The human brain is like a railroad freight car -- guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
2021-05-16
tiny.ag/0xhdtnul · ★★☆☆ Fair (102 ratings) · submitted 1997
If people talk negatively about you, live so that no one will believe them.
2021-05-15
tiny.ag/nzeorxiy · ★★☆☆ Fair (464 ratings) · submitted 1997
Every calling is great when greatly pursued.
2021-05-14
tiny.ag/1nxtc03g · ★★☆☆ Fair (107 ratings) · submitted 1997
Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint you can at it.
2021-05-13
tiny.ag/nsami72o · ★★☆☆ Fair (1208 ratings) · submitted 1997
I either want less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.
Ashleigh Brilliant, Brilliant Thoughts (copyright info: www.ashleighbrilliant.com), in Altruism and Cynicism and Law and Politics
2021-05-12
tiny.ag/xenm7mq9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (89 ratings) · submitted 1997
It is easy to take liberty for granted when you have never had it taken from you.
2021-05-11
tiny.ag/zlqsqb5b · ★★☆☆ Fair (145 ratings) · submitted 1997
Legislators: Rape their wives and do two years. Kill their children and do five years. Steal their money and kiss your ass goodbye.
2021-05-10
tiny.ag/mcsdq3k5 · ★★☆☆ Fair (117 ratings) · submitted 1997
A learned County Court judge in a book of memoirs recently said that the overwhelming amount of his time on the bench was taken up "with people who are persuaded by persons whom they do not know to enter into contracts that they do not understand to purchase goods that they do not want with money that they have not got."
2021-05-09
tiny.ag/fmchbiz9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (387 ratings) · submitted 1997
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.
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