An aphorism is a short, pointed sentence that expresses a wise or clever observation or a general truth… like these gems:

• The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.
• Money will buy a fine dog but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
• If you don’t have a sense of humor you probably don’t have any sense at all.
• Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.
• A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you’re in deep water.
• How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?
• Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.
• Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?
• Scratch a dog and you will have a permanent job.
• There are no new sins — the old ones just get more publicity.
• There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 a.m — like, it could be the right number.
• No one ever says “It’s only a game” when their team is winning.
• I’ve reached the age where ‘happy hour’ is a nap.
• Money can’t buy happiness but somehow it’s more comfortable to cry in a Cadillac
• After 60, if you don’t wake up aching in every joint you’re probably dead.
• Always be yourself because the people that matter don’t mind – and the ones that mind don’t matter.
• Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.

(ed. – Thank you to our friend Claude Bennett for forwarding this wonderful list.)

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