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aphorism
[ af-uh-riz-uhm ]
noun
- a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as 鈥淧ower tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely鈥 (Lord Acton).
aphorism
/ 藞忙蹿蓹藢谤瑟锄蓹尘 /
noun
- a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim
aphorism
- A concise and often witty statement of wisdom or opinion, such as 鈥淐hildren should be seen and not heard,鈥 or 鈥淧eople who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.鈥
Derived Forms
- 藞补辫丑辞谤颈蝉迟, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补辫丑顎卭路谤颈蝉顎僲颈肠 补辫丑路辞路谤颈蝉路尘补迟路颈肠 [af-, uh, -riz-, mat, -ik], adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of aphorism1
Example Sentences
For many in F1 there is an aphorism that sums up Red Bull's approach to their second seat: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
鈥淢onkey see, monkey do鈥 isn鈥檛 just a playground aphorism, it鈥檚 a pretty apt way of describing the behavior of us primates.
I keep coming back to an aphorism that bounced around Russia as the number of internal 茅migr茅s grew: You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.
Many people attribute some cosmic significance to voting: 鈥淭ell me how you voted, and I will tell you who you are鈥 seems to be the modern iteration of Carl Schmitt鈥檚 aphorism.
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 hurry love,鈥 Ross sang in the glorious Supremes song of that title 鈥 an aphorism everyone at Fool in Love kept rushing to reiterate.
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