aphorism
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He endorses an aphorism from Arrigo Sacchi, a legendary Italian manager, who described soccer as “the most important of the least important things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The business of America is mainly business, according to the aphorism attributed to President Calvin Coolidge.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
I have another aphorism, this one related to automobiles, to keep in mind when planning your retirement: “Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2025
For the first time, the truth of the aphorism “clothes make the man” came home to me.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Indeed, many of the Oracle of Omaha’s oft-quoted aphorisms found in past annual letters are applicable to investors in just about anything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
In Atwood’s first novel, she exists only through the viewpoint of June and most often as the source of aphorisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Mostly, it’s a bunch of well-trodden aphorisms, including “Don’t think, just jump,” “Have faith,” and “There’s darkness before the dawn.”
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2024
With commanding aphorisms and adages, Kalunga tempers Zau’s need for immediate answers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
He found the stricken rider distracting himself from his pain by firing off aphorisms from Ralph Waldo Emerson—“Old Waldo”—at the nurses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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The Vocabulary.com Top 1000
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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