Aphorisms Unplugged: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
L ife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness doesn't mean what you probably think it means. Sometimes that well-worn adage doesn’t really mean what our literal-minded, text-focused, Google-driven world thinks it means. One reason this happens is that, quite simply, language evolves. To further complicate matters, as with books, all too often the context of these popular wisdoms has... Read More.
So… Aphorisms
W hat the heck is an aphorism, anyway? The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a short pithy statement which contains a general truth."[1] Without getting bogged down in a sea of definitions, the most obvious characteristic of an aphorism (aside from its brevity) is that it offers a universally valid comment on some aspect of life. We’re all... Read More.
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