Your Sable Primate is working on a new poem, based on aphorisms.
aph·o·rism [af-uh-riz-uhm]
–noun
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, such as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
Naturally, I intend to corrupt them to suit the nefarious ends of the Black Vatican, and to make them "slamworthy." Here's the kind of thing I'm looking for: "One good turn deserve another." Properly twisted, this comes out as, "One good turn gets all the covers." Another example: "There, but for the grace of God, go I" becomes, "There, but for the gods of grace, go I." You get the idea...
Please submit any clever sayings like the above, or feel free to submit any of the old classics that you'd like to see twisted. All who submit suggestions will receive a minor beatification and have their pinky toe bone placed in a gilded reliquary after death (or before - your choice).
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the cheesy, must have aphorism - “The best things in life are free.”
an aphorism to describe the state of our nation - “If the thinking breaks down, the order breaks down as well.” Confucius
a bit about chaos – one of the most fascinating and most profound (and what is an aphorism, if not profound) subjects in my opinion - “Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.” Henry Brooks Adams and “Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.” Henry Miller
and just a nice and rather true one - “Nostalgia is a seductive liar.” George W. Ball
finally, a good college aphorism - actually found deep in the heart of chick lit - "You can't puke in wicker. It leaks."
Excellent suggestions, all! Thanks, Tessa. :)
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely. It rocks absolutely, too."
"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but whips and chains excite me!"
"I'll fall off that bridge when I come to it."
I'm too innocent* to twist them myself, but here goes:
"That which does not destroy us, makes us stronger." Nietzche
"Lost time is never found again." Ben Franklin
"One man's meat is another man's poison" (good for vegans) also "one man's trash is another man's treasure"
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." Mark Twain
*by innocent i could mean lazy, not positive.
-Max
"The pleasure of criticizing robs us of the pleasure of being moved by some very fine things."
-Jean de la Bruyère; Les caractères
"Probability is the guide of life."
-Bishop Butler
"Trust in Allah, but tie your camel."
-Moslem proverb
"Treason does never prosper, for if it does prosper, none dare call it treason."
-Jim Garrison in ‘JFK’
the only constant is change.
hindsight is 20:20
nothing chanced nothing gained
you can't judge a book by its cover
not all that shimmers is gold
He who wonders discovers that this in itself is wonder
The right to swing my fist ends where the other man's nose begins
Measure twice because you can only cut once.
When in doubt, use the smell test.
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