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“Buy in hope. Trust in fear.” and Other Useful Aphorisms
An aphorism (from the Greek apo (= from), and horos (= boundary)) is a poignant and memorable observation that petitions the reader to accept a universal truth. In The World in a Phrase: A Brief History of the Aphorism James Geary refers to aphorisms as “literature’s hand luggage.” Aphorisms are compact stories, honed precisely to reveal…