- An
aphorism (from Gr**** ἀφορισμός: aphorismos,
denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or
memorable expression...
- "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...
-
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...
- "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...
- "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...
- 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...
-
Revolution and the
Psychology of
Revolution (1980).
Aphorismes du
temps présent (1913); ("
Aphorisms of
Present Times") La Vie des vérités (1914); ("Truths...
- 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...
-
Carpe diem is a
Latin aphorism,
usually translated "seize the day",
taken from book 1 of the
Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC).
Carpe is the second-person...
- "A
language is a
dialect with an army and navy",
sometimes called the
Weinreich witticism, is a quip
about the
arbitrariness of the
distinction between...
