1. aphorism - Noun
2. aphorism - Verb
A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA famous Anglican aphorism regarding Christ's presence in the sacrament is found in a poem by John Donne : He was the Word that spake it; He took the bread and brake it; and what that Word did make it; I do believe and take it. Source: Internet
Another variant of the aphorism replaces the last line with: "To a Vermonter, a Yankee is somebody who still uses an outhouse ". Source: Internet
A famous paraphrased aphorism states, “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it”, according to. Source: Internet
Darnielle mentions an aphorism he once heard: After seven or so years of doing some marginal thing, you are no longer employable in the rest of society. Source: Internet
First uttered by one of my most influential teachers, a Tibetan lama named Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, this aphorism has been informing my work for years. Source: Internet
“In the end, a bitterly fought election came down to the old political aphorism, popularized during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 run against George W. Bush: ‘It’s the economy, stupid.’ Source: Internet