aphorism - quotes

Tag category: aphorism

Ambrose (Gwinnett) Bierce, 1842-1914

was an US author and satirist

APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.

The flabby wine-skin of his brain
Yields to some pathologic strain,
And voids from its unstored abysm
The driblet of an aphorism.
“The Mad Philosopher,” 1697

( “The Devil's Dictionary”, 1906 )

Click to zoom in

Tags: aphorism
Category: No category
Vote: + (0) -
Share on Facebook