“Aphorism” is a slightly vague term, especially compared to some of its grammar fellows. An aphorism doesn’t have to follow any strict grammatical rule, unlike palindromes or pangrams. Instead, an ...
The cover of "The World in a Phrase" beside author James Geary. (Courtesy of James Geary) Author James Geary loves aphorisms, those short, witty statements that often contain profound truths. In 2005, ...
A few years ago, through the graces of an independent press, I put out a book of aphorisms. That is, a collection of brief, disconnected, somewhat philosophical sentences. Looking back, this fact ...