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aphorism [ˈæfəˌrɪzəm] n a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim [from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, from aphorizein to define, set limits to, from horos boundary] aphorist n aphorism a terse saying embodying a general truth, as “Time flies.” — aphorist, n. — aphorismic, aphorismical, aphoristic, adj. See also: Proverbs
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No doubt it was in further elaboration of this aphorism that the little steamboat that sailed every other day from Yellowsands to the beckoning shores of France was called "the Mayflower. As I have told you my own aphorism I feel I ought in fairness to record that of this aggrieved servant. He belonged to that natural, humorous school who took for their motto in the seventeenth century the aphorism uttered by one of their number in 1653, -- "To despise flowers is to offend God. |
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