Aphorisms

Topic of the Day: science

26 June 1909: The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity

Science has not done away with cruelty. It has only given it a scientific character.

aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Read the aphorisms between lines even if they only have one.

aphorism by Hasier Agirre, translated by Dan Costinaş
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Look twice before you leap.

A book of aphorisms must be like one of those parties where all the women are sensational, but one of them is quite unforgettable.

We saw light at the end of the tunnel. We'll wait a while, and if it doesn't fade we will carry on.