The Aphorism (n.) is a historically-colored voice which, when adopted, inevitably suggests certain attitudes. Aphoristic thinking is impatient thinking: by its very brevity or concentratedness, it presupposes a superior standard.
The Aphorism (n.) is a kind of impatient thinking: by its very brevity or concentratedness, it presupposes a superior standard.
The Aphorism (n.) teaches us the sameness of wisdom as anthropology teaches us the diversity of culture.
The Aphorism (n.) is a mode of thinking that constructs thinking as an obstacle race: the reader is expected to get it fast, and move on.
The Aphorism (n.) is aristocratic thinking, demanding that you should get it fast, without spelling out all the details.
The Aphorism (n.) is not an argument; it is too well-bred for that.
An Aphorism (n.) is not an argument. The reader is expected to get it fast, and move on.