In a previous blog in July I gave free reign to my ego and let it proudly proclaim that I have a way with words such that I can pithily and succinctly capture some of the great truths about the world we live in and in how we live in the world.
In other words I shared some witty and relevant aphorisms that I thought very much worth sharing for the purpose of improving my reader’s insights into life and living. There were only four at that time, but I at that time reserved the right to add to these at any time. Since I have not died between then and now I find that I have indeed created six more witty aphorisms well worth sharing and most definitely worth your time in reading and cognizing upon. I believe that before I die I will have created even more, several of which will be as eternal as the English language (I did warn you I was letting my ego run unchecked).
Please feel free to use either the new ones of the original ones that I am reprinting in your conversations, at the appropriate moments of course.
NEW WITTY APHORISMS
Marriage
My wife sometimes has to tell me to do something four or five times before I don’t do it.
Religion
Good or evil, moral or immoral, rational or irrational; a religion is what its followers make of it.
Ignorance
Never bet on there being a limit to human ignorance. You’ll lose.
Perfection
To expect perfection from yourself in all your endeavors it to set yourself up for a lifetime of frustration, anxiety, and pain. After all, human is not even close to being synonymous with perfection.
Genius
Genius shared is not genius halved but rather genius squared.
Genius is not defined by length and even the shortest of sayings, even if of only one word, can contain all the wisdom of the world.
ORIGINAL WITTY APHORISMS.
Shopping for a Grandchild:
It is not a success until done to excess.
Vacations:
The worth of a vacation is not determined by how many building and mountains were seen, nor in how many events attended and experienced. Instead the worth of a vacation is determined by how much joy you experienced in those you did see – even if it is only one.
Dignity:
Humans are not lifted up to dignity by God but rather lift themselves to dignity on the basis of their own efforts.
Communication:
Miscommunications occur when two or more people think they have communicated effectively and successfully and then refuse to believe otherwise.
As I said in my original blog, this list is short (especially for me) but then genius is not defined by length and even the shortest of sayings, even if of only one word, can contain all the wisdom of the world.
Also, if anyone has an aphorism, pithy and witty saying, or cleverly expressed short insights that they have said in the past and would like to share please feel free to do so. I do not mind sharing other people’s insights, as long as they meet my high and demanding standards.
After all genius shared is not genius halved but rather genius squared.
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