-
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...
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Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S.
January 6, 1705] –
April 17, 1790) was an
American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat...
- [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...
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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...
- 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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Confucius (孔子; pinyin: Kǒngzǐ; lit. 'Master Kong'; c. 551 – c. 479 BCE), born Kong Qiu (孔丘), was a
Chinese philosopher of the
Spring and
Autumn period...
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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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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15
October 1844 – 25
August 1900) was a
German classical scholar, philosopher, and
critic of culture, who
became one of the...
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Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie
Wills Wilde (16
October 1854 – 30
November 1900) was an
Irish poet and playwright.
After writing in
different forms throughout...
