In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.
Aphorisms have never seduced anybody, but they have fooled some into considering themselves worldly-wise.
An aphorism that does not score is just one more sentence.
The aphorism: a platitude that swerves, or slides all the way around.
Aphorisms know the angles, but not the structure.
Aphorisms may equivocate, but they must not wobble.
The haiku lets meaning float; the aphorism pins it down.
Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.
Aphorisms are not true or false, but pointed or flat.
To be thoroughly modern, an aphorism should trail off vaguely rather than coming to a point.
A sentimental aphorism is even more a surprise than a hard- boiled sonnet.
The aphorism is a slippery plaything.
Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.