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An
aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a
laconic (concise) and memorable form.
[1] Aphorism literally means a "distinction" or "definition", from
Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós), which is from
ἀπό (apo) and
ὁρίζειν (horizein), meaning "from/to bound". The term was first used in the
Aphorisms of
Hippocrates. The oft-cited first sentence of this work (see
Ars longa, vita brevis) is:
The term was later applied to maxims of physical science, then statements of all kinds of philosophical, moral, or literary principles. In modern usage an aphorism is generally understood to be a concise statement containing a subjective
truth or observation cleverly and pithily written.
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