- An
aphorism (from Gr**** ἀφορισμός: aphorismos,
denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or
memorable expression...
- "YOLO" is an
acronym for "you only live once". It
became a po****r
internet slang term in 2012. It
expresses the view that one
should make the most of...
-
wrong is a
common aphorism and
anapodoton in statistics. It is
often expanded as "All
models are wrong, but some are useful". The
aphorism acknowledges that...
- The Zürau
Aphorisms (German: Die Zürauer Aphorismen) are 109
aphorisms of
Franz Kafka,
written from
September 1917 to
April 1918 and
published by his friend...
-
Aphorisms is an EP by post-rock band Red Sparowes,
released on Amazon.com as a
digital download on July 9, 2008. It was also
released a few days later...
- The Bed of Procrustes:
Philosophical and
Practical Aphorisms is a
philosophy book by N****im
Nicholas Taleb written in the
aphoristic style. It was first...
-
Illegitimi non
carborundum is a mock-Latin
aphorism,
often translated as "Don't let the ****s
grind you down". The
phrase itself has no
meaning in Latin...
-
Perfect is the
enemy of good is an
aphorism that
means insistence on
perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements.
Achieving absolute...
- by
Romanian author Emil Cioran. The book is
presented as a
series of
aphorisms,
meditating primarily on the
painful nature of
being alive, and how this...
- "Time is money" is an
aphorism that is
claimed to have
originated in "Advice to a
Young Tradesman", an
essay by
Benjamin Franklin that
appeared in George...
