-
published collection of
aphorisms is
Adagia by Erasmus.
Other important early aphorists were
Baltasar Gracián, François de La Rochefoucauld, and
Blaise Pascal...
- was a
Polish aphorist and poet.
Often mentioned among the
greatest writers of post-war Poland, he was one of the most
influential aphorists of the 20th...
- [emil sjɔʁɑ̃]; 8
April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a
Romanian philosopher,
aphorist and essayist, who
published works in both
Romanian and French. His work...
- was an
Austrian writer and journalist,
known as a satirist, essayist,
aphorist,
playwright and poet. He
directed his
satire at the press,
German culture...
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 –
April 21, 1910),
known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an
American writer, humorist, and essayist. He was...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15
October 1844 – 25
August 1900) was a
German philologist, philosopher, poet and composer. He
began his
career as a classical...
- Eric
Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21
January 1950) was an
English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and
critic who
wrote under the pen name of George...
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Aristotle (Attic Gr****: Ἀριστοτέλης, romanized: Aristotélēs; 384–322 BC) was an
Ancient Gr****
philosopher and polymath. His
writings cover a
broad range...
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Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a
Jewish Austrian-Czech
novelist and
writer from
Prague who
wrote in German. He is
widely regarded as a major...
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Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie
Wills Wilde (16
October 1854 – 30
November 1900) was an
Irish author, poet, and playwright.
After writing in
different literary...
