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An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. [1] Aphorisms are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation.
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice literally announces that it is starting with an aphorism: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be ...
Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth". [ 2 ] Proverb , adage or saw: a widely known or popular aphorism that has gained credibility by long use or tradition .
One of the classic definitions of "truth:" when the mind has the same form as reality, we think truth. Also rendered as adaequatio intellectus et rei. adaequatio intellectus nostri cum re: conformity of intellect to the fact: Phrase used in epistemology regarding the nature of understanding. adsum: I am here: i.e., "present!" or "here!"
An adage expresses a well-known and simple truth in a few words. [8] (Similar to aphorism and proverb.) adjective Any word or phrase which modifies a noun or pronoun, grammatically added to describe, identify, or quantify the related noun or pronoun. [9] [10] adverb A descriptive word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Can we imagine ourselves back on that awful day in the summer of 2010, in the hot firefight that went on for nine hours? Men frenzied with exhaustion and reckless exuberance, eyes and throats burning from dust and smoke, in a battle that erupted after Taliban insurgents castrated a young boy in the village, knowing his family would summon nearby Marines for help and the Marines would come ...
Aphorism inscribed over the entrance to the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Alexander cuts the Gordian Knot, (Jean-Simon Berthélemy) Γόρδιος δεσμός Górdios desmós "Gordian Knot" The Gordian Knot is a legend associated with Alexander the Great. It is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem, solved by a bold stroke
Former President Donald Trump launched his social media platform, Truth Social, in early 2022, after he was banned from major sites such as Facebook and the platform formerly known as Twitter ...