Random aphorisms

Thoughts pass in my mind like flocks of ducks in the sky. I hear the voice of their wings.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Veronica Serbanoiu
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Their friendship has a strong foundation: the same enemy.
aphorism by Hasier Agirre, translated by Dan Costinaş
Added by Dan Costinaş
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One word keep for me in thy silence, O World, when I am dead, "I have loved."
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Veronica Serbanoiu
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Mythology. The owl sleeps all day long and passes for the symbol of wisdom.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Better being a good tourist than a bad traveler.
aphorism by Ramon Eder, translated by Dan Costinaş
Added by Dan Costinaş
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I wonder whether the 50th anniversary of the first wedding is also called a golden wedding.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Most of the time, we only leave behind a house, just like snails.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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When life bit like a viper, love was my cure.
aphorism by Alex Dospian, translated by Irina Rambu
Added by Ortanta Dobrescu
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A philosopher, when shopping anywhere, will ask only about mind and matter.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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The ethics of fishing are comprised in the transparency of the fishing line.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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