100 Quotes About Aphorism

The roots of a tree grow deep into the Earth. As a tree ages, it will bear a wide variety of fruit, but the fruit all fall short of the tree's true purpose. So it is with us. We can’t be what we really want to be because we bear the fruits of other people’s trees Read more

Our lives are not our own, but rather those of those who have gone before us and who have planted seeds for us to follow. In order to find our true purpose, we must look inside ourselves and find what is already there.

All human beings should try to learn before they die...
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All human beings should try to learn before they die what they are running from, and to, and why. James Thurber
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as...
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The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long. Lao Tzu
I have forgotten my umbrella.
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I have forgotten my umbrella. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Laughter is the antidote to existential pain S. Spencer Baker
The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.
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The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit. Marty Rubin
It's only words... unless they're true.
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It's only words... unless they're true. David Mamet
Nothing is expensive when you promise.
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Nothing is expensive when you promise. Ljupka Cvetanova
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Some people talk about other people’s failures with so much pleasure that you would swear they are talking about their own successes. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or...
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Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or friends is admirable, especially if it is by choice. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Though people sort of need your permission to talk to...
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Though people sort of need your permission to talk to you, they do not really need one to talk about you. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The real reason the number of things that are shared via social media every single minute is so astronomical is because, whenever they each do, most users do not share or say something because they believe they have something worth remembering; they do mainly or only because they fear being forgotten. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people would regard people who look like they do...
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Some people would regard people who look like they do as ugly if they did not look like them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Showing off is more ridiculous in instances where the thing...
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Showing off is more ridiculous in instances where the thing that is being shown off was bought on credit. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The second most dangerous thing about money is that it leaves most of the people who have a lot of it with the unshakable belief that they are intelligent and well informed. The most dangerous thing about it is that it leaves most of the people who do not have a lot of money with the very same belief. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being a bad parent is a sign of not having...
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Being a bad parent is a sign of not having learned from experience. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
He who is jealous is better off not dating someone...
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He who is jealous is better off not dating someone who is bisexual. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There is no such thing as a boring person when...
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There is no such thing as a boring person when you are lonely or extremely bored. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Life curses some poor people with the love of luxury,...
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Life curses some poor people with the love of luxury, while it blesses some with the very same thing. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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We call talking about other people’s personal lives ‘gossip’ only if we aren’t or weren’t part of the conversation. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Only someone who isn’t a fool stands a chance of not being bothered by being deemed a fool by a fool. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most people would instantly start feeling ten years older if...
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Most people would instantly start feeling ten years older if someone were to convince them that they were actually born a decade before their birthdate. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of the best things that have ever happened to...
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Some of the best things that have ever happened to us wouldn’t have happened to us, if it weren’t for some of the worst things that have ever happened to us. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice...
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Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
When it comes to their love lives, some people do...
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When it comes to their love lives, some people do not really have high standards; they merely have low sex drive. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
In women he doesn't trust! He is an atheist.
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In women he doesn't trust! He is an atheist. Ljupka Cvetanova
Women strive to be the change they want to see...
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Women strive to be the change they want to see in the mirror. Ljupka Cvetanova
My expectations for the future? A beautiful past.
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My expectations for the future? A beautiful past. Ljupka Cvetanova
I have a wide circle of friends, wide enough to...
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I have a wide circle of friends, wide enough to keep them away from me. Ljupka Cvetanova
If you don't understand it, it's art.
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If you don't understand it, it's art. Ljupka Cvetanova
Keep your heads up! We are sinking!
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Keep your heads up! We are sinking! Ljupka Cvetanova
Keep trying? I'd rather keep walking. I mean, whisky is...
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Keep trying? I'd rather keep walking. I mean, whisky is whisky Ljupka Cvetanova
If Socrates was alive today he would say : I...
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If Socrates was alive today he would say : I know that I know everything. That's what contemporary philosophers do. Ljupka Cvetanova
Many people know they're working, but not what they're working.
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Many people know they're working, but not what they're working. Ljupka Cvetanova
We are generally treated based on how much or little...
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We are generally treated based on how much or little we have, earn, or know–or seem to have, earn, or know. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people...
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An ignorant man who is regarded as knowledgeable by people who are more ignorant than him is still ignorant. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
It sometimes requires ignorance and arrogance to know something for...
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It sometimes requires ignorance and arrogance to know something for sure. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The more you know, the less you talk. The less...
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The more you know, the less you talk. The less you talk, the more you know. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is...
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One of the most common and most dangerous misbeliefs is that it is impossible for someone to be stupid just because they are a doctor or a lawyer. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We usually learn from debates that we seldom learn from...
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We usually learn from debates that we seldom learn from debates. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Love doesn't go away overnight. It sometimes stays for coffee.
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Love doesn't go away overnight. It sometimes stays for coffee. Ljupka Cvetanova
If a man has his eyes bound, you can encourage...
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If a man has his eyes bound, you can encourage him as much as you like to stare through the bandage, but he'll never see anything. Franz Kafka
One can not come back from life.
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One can not come back from life. Ljupka Cvetanova
I don't spend money on books. I write them myself.
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I don't spend money on books. I write them myself. Ljupka Cvetanova
We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it...
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We have glorified wealth and freedom so much that it is impossible for most of us to truly believe that a man can truly be happy in a shack or within the confines of a prison cell. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Hide in the mirror. No one will look for you...
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Hide in the mirror. No one will look for you there. Ljupka Cvetanova
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Hide in the morrow. No one will look for you there. Ljupka Cvetanova
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To evade arrogance, remind yourself (from time to time) that your talent or success could have been better. To be thankful, remind yourself (every now and then) that your illness or failure could have been worse. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The middle class were invented to give the poor hope;...
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The middle class were invented to give the poor hope; the poor, to make the rich feel special; the rich, to humble the middle class. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Nothing holds back human progress as frequently as the misbelief...
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Nothing holds back human progress as frequently as the misbelief that the words ‘impossible’ and ‘improbable’ are synonyms. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Love?! When a piece of broke heart hits you.
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Love?! When a piece of broke heart hits you. Ljupka Cvetanova
Love at first sight? Let me just put on my...
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Love at first sight? Let me just put on my glasses. Ljupka Cvetanova
Love at first life!
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Love at first life! Ljupka Cvetanova
I would disapprove of another hospitable man who was excessive...
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I would disapprove of another hospitable man who was excessive in friendship, as of one excessive in hate. In all things balance is better. Homer
It’s easy to count other people’s mistakes. Make your own...
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It’s easy to count other people’s mistakes. Make your own if you can. Ljupka Cvetanova
You can make fun of yourself and people will laugh...
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You can make fun of yourself and people will laugh at you. If you’re smart, you’ll end up as a comedian. If you’re not, you’ll end up as a clown. Ljupka Cvetanova
The word is my weapon. FIRE!
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The word is my weapon. FIRE! Ljupka Cvetanova
People would rather be equal thank free.
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People would rather be equal thank free. Ljupka Cvetanova
When the enemy of my enemy is willing to use...
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When the enemy of my enemy is willing to use plasma weapons inside a hotel, I think I can do better than stupid aphorisms, General.-Captain Kevyn Andreyasn Howard Tayler
We would not be ashamed of doing some of the...
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We would not be ashamed of doing some of the things we do in private, if the number of sane human beings who do them in public were large enough. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unrequited love is a billion times less intolerable than unrequited...
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Unrequited love is a billion times less intolerable than unrequited hate. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
He with the cleanest clothes isn’t necessarily the cleanest.
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He with the cleanest clothes isn’t necessarily the cleanest. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Because he has finally realized that it is it and...
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Because he has finally realized that it is it and not him that is loved by the woman he loves, many a man is jealous of his own car, house, wardrobe, or salary. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if...
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Attending a funeral would leave the average person insane, if they truly believed that sooner or later they are also going to die. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people...
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We are sometimes depressed by our failure to convince people who strongly believe that we are that we are definitely not depressed. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people...
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Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some women have kissed–and some are kissing–a lot of frogs,...
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Some women have kissed–and some are kissing–a lot of frogs, even though the very first man that they have each kissed was and is still a prince. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
The least we each ought to do for someone who...
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The least we each ought to do for someone who treats us like a king or a queen is to treat them like a prince or a princess. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not...
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Some people wouldn’t still be sane, if they were not religious or superstitious; some wouldn’t be disabled or dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
There probably was a time when the idea of having...
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There probably was a time when the idea of having a toilet inside a house was repulsive. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not everyone who condemns masturbation can masturbate.
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Not everyone who condemns masturbation can masturbate. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unbeknown to us, some of the people who we hope...
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Unbeknown to us, some of the people who we hope are missing us wherever they are do miss us; some miss someone else; and some are dead. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
A tie is what you get after ice cubes have...
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A tie is what you get after ice cubes have wrestled with hot water. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own...
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An arrogant man whose arrogance we see from his own behaviour is more tolerable than a humble man whose humility we hear of from his own mouth. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people ate less food less often when they each...
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Some people ate less food less often when they each had a home than they now do as hobos. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Some people would not have remained with their partners, if the unfortunate things that have happened to them had happened to their partners, or if the fortunate things that have happened to their partners had happened to them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Life sometimes confuses us by making us discover in someone...
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Life sometimes confuses us by making us discover in someone we hate a quality or qualities we love. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Passing their toilet training is the very last thing that...
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Passing their toilet training is the very last thing that some adults did that has made their parents proud of them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the...
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Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the electronic version of some books. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in...
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Most people would rather eat inside a windowless room in which they have just defecated than eat inside one in which someone else has just farted, even if the room does not have a toilet. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while...
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Some kleptomaniacs do not steal things only; they also, while some only, steal lovers. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people are each envious of the person they used...
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Some people are each envious of the person they used to be. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
I do not have a problem with people killing themselves,...
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I do not have a problem with people killing themselves, as long as they took at least a hundred years to think about what they are about to do. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We think we like or love some people until we...
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We think we like or love some people until we see them regularly. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most people who are would each not be in love...
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Most people who are would each not be in love with their partner, if they did not have the kind of genitals they have. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The only real reason that some relationships and marriages have not yet been ended is because in each case one of the partners has not yet found their ideal partner or someone they love or at least like. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that...
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Some people’s self-esteem was secretly improved when they discovered that their then-lovers had killed themselves over them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
To increase the chances of a writer trying to kill...
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To increase the chances of a writer trying to kill themselves, cut off their hands. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some men’s chests are more buttlike than some women’s butts.
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Some men’s chests are more buttlike than some women’s butts. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people wish they were as happy as or happy...
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Some people wish they were as happy as or happy like some people think they are. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Not every single way of saying the right thing is...
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Not every single way of saying the right thing is right. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people love but will never marry each other. Some...
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Some people love but will never marry each other. Some are married to but have never loved and will never love each other. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Unless it is you, finding out who your lover’s dream...
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Unless it is you, finding out who your lover’s dream lover is is a nightmare. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Your relationship or marriage is dead or dying, if you...
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Your relationship or marriage is dead or dying, if you almost always have to remind your partner to miss you (and/or they almost always have to remind you to miss them). Mokokoma Mokhonoana
More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please...
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More people would be depressed, if parents tried to please their children as frequently and as badly as children try to please their parents. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Taking good care of your husband or wife is the...
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Taking good care of your husband or wife is the best way to thank their parent or parents for having taken good care of them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many a woman is in a relationship with or married...
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Many a woman is in a relationship with or married to her man not because she loves him but only because she likes men like him. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Many a woman would not be in a relationship with or married to her man, if he earned half of what he earns; and many a man would not be in a relationship with or married to his woman, if he earned twice as much as he earns. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Death is number one on the list of things that...
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Death is number one on the list of things that we wish were possible to leave behind when we escaped barbarism. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
We are sometimes hurt mostly or only not by what...
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We are sometimes hurt mostly or only not by what happened or is happening to us but by being felt sorry for. Mokokoma Mokhonoana