aphorism

voting

is, like the membrane over a snake’s eye when good: a thin curtain before a striking truth.

A good aphorism is like the membrane over a snake’s eye: a thin curtain before a striking truth.

is philosophy and mirth on their way to a funeral.

Aphorism (definition): Philosophy and mirth on their way to a funeral.

is, much ike that popular definition of insanity; doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.

A popular definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over, expecting a different result. Voting, for example.