- 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...
- 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...
- "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...
- 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...
-
Divide and rule, more
frequently called Divide and
conquer (Latin:
divide et impera, lit. 'divide and rule'), in
politics refers to an
entity gaining and...
- 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...
- "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...
-
Perfect is the
enemy of good is an
aphorism that
means insistence on
perfection often prevents implementation of good improvements.
Achieving absolute...
-
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...
