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Example of aphorism?
"Lost time is never found again." "If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got."
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What is an aphorism?
A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage. A brief statement of a principle. 👏
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What does aphorism mean?
An aphorism is a brief statement of a fundamental truth. For example, Benjamin Franklin once printed that, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, an…d wise." (MORE)
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What is an example of aphorism?
Hippocrates: Life is short, art is long, opportunity fleeting, experimenting dangerous, reasoning difficult. Pope: Some praise at morning what they blame at night. Emerson…: Imitation is suicide Franklin: Lost Time is never Found again. (MORE)
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What are aphorisms?
Used interchangeably with the word 'proverb' an aphorism is an short statement that makes a wise or clever observations about life.
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What are antonyms of aphorism?
Since the term "aphorism" was first used by Hippocrates to mean a short pithy proposition relating to health and disease, the term "old wives' tale" seems an appropriate anton…ym, since it is a concise false statement often relating to medicine. Other terms that could serve as antonyms of the word "aphorism" in a more general sense are "urban legend" or "myth." (MORE)
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What is the purpose of aphorism?
An aphorism is a short original phrase that states a truth. The purpose of an aphorism is to concisely state something, and is sometimes intended to be amusing.
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Aphorism in a sentence?
"It proves the old aphorism that if something looks too good to be true then it probably is."
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What do aphorisms teach?
Aphorisms are intended to teach you useful insights which will help you to make good decisions about how to live your life successfully.
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What are aphorisms used for?
An aphorism is a short sentence or phase that expresses an opinion or it could be a statement. You would typically wan to use an aphorism when you are trying to be concise.