Aphorisms
“The farther backward you can look the farther forward
you can see.”
“The fear of appearances is the first symptom of
impotence.”
“The fire that you kindle for your enemy often burns you
more than him.”
“The first and last breath doesn’t matter. It’s all the ones
that are in between.”
“The first step to understanding someone is to realize that
you can’t.”
“The first symptom of love in a young man is shyness; the
first symptom in a woman, it’s boldness.”
“The food you are not willing to prepare, you are not ready
to eat.”
“The fool is silent because he has nothing to say. The wise
man is silent because he has too much to say.”
“The fool wonders. The wise man asks.”
“The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance; the
wise person grows it under his feet!”
“The foolish seeks happiness in the distance while the
wise grows it under their feet.”
“The formula, ‘two and two make five’ is not without its
attractions.”
“The further I plan in advance, the more I feel like I’m
stuck in the past.”
“The future is not a place we’re going, is one that you
create.”
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