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“The man who

removes a mountain
begins by carrying
away a small stones”
(William Faulkner)
APHORISMS
 What’s as Aphorism?

• A short, concise statement expressing a

wise or clever observation or a general
truth.
• Aphorism is a statement containing a
truth revealed in a terse manner.
• Aphoristic statement are used in writings
as well as in our daily conversation.
Making use of aphorisms allow a writer
to teach philosophical truth. The revealed
truths provide relevant to human
experiences or real life.
 HOW TO REMEMBER
APHORISMS?
• A lot of devices make aphorisms easy to
remember:
Rhymes
Repeated words or sounds
Parallel structure to present contrasting
ideas.
Examples of
Aphorisms
 Aphorisms for Life
• Comes from life experiences. They’re pass from
someone who’s walked and walk . These aphorism are
general remark on life: the good; the bad and the ugly.
• Example:
• “Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep, and you
weep alone.”
• “Absence makes the heart makes the
heart grow ponder.”
• Believe nothing what you hear and only
half of what you see” -Mark Twain
 Aphorisms for People
• People are the spice of life. They complicate things and they
make things more beautiful
• Examples:
• “Action speaks louder than words”
• All for one, one for all”
• Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach man to
fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
 Aphorisms for Success
• Everyone wants to be successful, at least in their own way.
Since it’s a common denominator in the human race, quite a
few aphorisms have popped over the ages regarding hard
work and financial fortitude.
• Examples:
• A penny saved, is a penny earned.
• All things comes to those who wait.
•If you do what you’ve always
done, you’ll get what you’ve
always got.
ACTIVTY 1:
• Below are sample of aphorisms about life.
Read theme and write your own
interpretation about the aphorism you
have read.
1.“Only when we come to the end, we decide whether
the path was correct.”- Paul Valery

2. “He who does not value life does not deserve it.” –
Leonardo da Vinci

3. “To be what we are, and to become what we are

capable of becoming is the only end of life.” –
Robert Louis Stevenson
 You are going to write
your own aphorism about
making choices in life.
Give short interpretation
of your own aphorism.”
I want you to reflect to this another
aphorism and relate it to you own
life experience. Cite examples.
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“Words are, of
course, the most
powerful drug used
by mankind”
(Rudyard Kipling)