#71 aphorism

#71 aphorism- a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim

- C16 from Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos- definition

Several aphorisms:
The happiness of the bee and the dolphin is to exist. For man it is to know that and to wonder at it. ~ Jacques Cousteau

Great spirits have always encountered opposition from mediocre minds. ~ Albert Einstein

We endeavor to stuff the universe into the gullet of an aphorism. ~ Paul Eldridge

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