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  • Aphorisms: the best of the least

    12/26/2005 5:11:28 PM PST · by Forgiven_Sinner · 32 replies · 2,956+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | Monday, December 26, 2005 | By John Leo
    Syndicated Columnist Korea's Kim Jong-Il has to work a bit on his aphorism skills. People no longer bother much to create new aphorisms, adages and memorable sayings. But when they do, this column boldly moves to collect them. "An aphorism is a one-line novel," said Ukrainian author and aphorism fanatic Leonid Sukhorukov. Here are some more recent extra-short novels: "The plural of anecdote is not data," said Frank Kotsonis. "A journey of a thousand miles starts with an airline ticket. Unless you're crazy," observed aphorist Chad Carter. "We campaign in poetry; we govern in prose," said President Jed Bartlet of...