Aphorisms, pithy observations that contains a general truth, are a favorite form of literary utterance. Here are several I’ve used in my writing, some researched, others invented by me. Can you tell which is which? To undo a problem, you must unthink what caused it. // Morals are always better on a full belly. // You can’t ripen a watermelon in your armpit. // All sunshine makes a desert. // The learned live in the past; the learners in the future. // The key to happiness is a bad memory and a good drink. // Troublemakers are like farmers. They turn up the earth so something new can be planted. // Stubbornness comes from a weak will and a strong won’t. Read more real and invented aphorisms in A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve. (see NOVELS).
