- 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
after the
release of
Canadian rapper Drake's hit single...
- 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...
- "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...
-
Perfect is the
enemy of good is an
aphorism that
means insistence on
perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements.
Achieving absolute...
- "The rich get
richer and the poor get poorer" is an
aphorism attributed to
Percy Bysshe S****ey. In A
Defence of
Poetry (1821, not
published until 1840)...
-
translation of an
aphorism coming originally from Gr****. It
roughly translates to "skillfulness
takes time and life is short". The
aphorism quotes the first...
- "The road to **** is
paved with good intentions" is a
proverb or
aphorism. A
common meaning of the
phrase is that
wrongdoings or evil
actions are often...
- a more
commonplace explanation is more likely. It is
shorthand for the
aphorism coined in the late 1940s by
Theodore Woodward,
professor at the University...
- follows:
Aphorism: a general,
observational truth; "a
pithy expression of
wisdom or truth". Proverb,
adage or saw: a
widely known or po****r
aphorism that...
