r/aphorisms

697 archived posts · Sep 2010 – May 2025

One Liners that sound smart, and sometimes are.

r/aphorisms

Archived posts from r/aphorisms, Sep 2010 to May 2025.

Created Sep 25, 2010

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697Archived posts

Do you have a line you are especially proud of? A line that can stand completely by itself, yet still would force most discussions to a brief halt, because it requires to be processed?

Do you worry that little gem or dingleberry might get lost and needs to be preserved for the sake of humanity? Then you are probably full of shit. But submit it here anyway, and see what sticks.

The Rules

original content preferred
English titles, original language text inside, possibly translation hints and explanations
if it is not an original aphorism, "put it in quotes", and give the author and source inside

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