Aphorism of the Day
This is an archive of every Aphorim of the Day since 2012.
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1771–1780 (1789)
2010-02-25
tiny.ag/jx4okg6p · ★★☆☆ Fair (1050 ratings) · submitted 1999 by Michael A. Loduha
When skunks duel, wind direction is everything.
Michael A. Loduha, (on environmental factors in legal cases vs. the attorneys' skills; from a lecture series), in Law and Politics
2010-02-16
tiny.ag/dxbh08ml · ★★☆☆ Fair (370 ratings) · submitted 1997
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
2010-02-05
tiny.ag/yzyptgt2 · ★★☆☆ Fair (61 ratings) · submitted 1997
The world's greatest heroes are the world's greatest fuck-ups.
2010-01-28
tiny.ag/o4tugiae · ★★☆☆ Fair (274 ratings) · submitted 1997
While money can't buy happiness, it certainly lets you choose your own form of misery.
2010-01-21
tiny.ag/lsxp5q2w · ★★☆☆ Fair (121 ratings) · submitted 1997
Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at the moment.
2010-01-10
tiny.ag/ypqqlw9y · ★★☆☆ Fair (672 ratings) · submitted 1998
Always remember your weapons system was made by the lowest bidder
Unknown, in War and Peace
2010-01-08
tiny.ag/kwzypjqf · ★★☆☆ Fair (475 ratings) · submitted 1997
All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.
2010-01-02
tiny.ag/m3b4teek · ★★☆☆ Fair (133 ratings) · submitted 1997
Death is the final wake-up call.
2009-12-27
tiny.ag/wdjstbs9 · ★★☆☆ Fair (27 ratings) · submitted 1997
Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.
2009-12-22
tiny.ag/6ntlf03d · ★★☆☆ Fair (60 ratings) · submitted 1997
No one has ever bet enough on a winning horse.
1771–1780 (1789)