Top Aphorism Quotes

Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

Aphorism Definition

(n.) A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

Millions of sane people would each be sexually attracted to their own parent or child if they were not related to them.

Some people avoid thinking deeply in public, only because they are afraid of coming across as suicidal.

One of the main functions of a push-up bra is to lower the number of mothers who seem like mothers.

We seldom learn much from someone with whom we agree.

Looking but not seeing is the hearing but not understanding of the eye.

Death would not surprise us as often as it does, if we let go of the misbelief that newborns are less mortal than the elderly.

Some men are so indoctrinated that they sincerely believe that other than cooking and cleaning the only thing that a woman can do better than them is being a woman.

Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.

You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.

With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles.

Most women would each be left with fewer dreams or without a dream, if the institution of marriage were to be abolished.

A premature death does not only rob one of the countless instances where one would have experienced pleasure, it also saves one from the innumerable instances where one would have experienced pain.

We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.

To evade insanity and depression, we unconsciously limit the number of people toward whom we are sincerely sympathetic.

Most of us cling to life as if our existence were a result of our deed or choice.

Many obese people spend a significant amount of their energy on suppressing the urge to tell some of the people who are staring at them that they do not eat as much and as frequently as they seem to.

We sometimes try to impress people we just met by not trying to impress them.

Being bigheaded can be as irritating and as dangerous as being small-minded.