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The world in a phrase (2005)
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Aphorisms are literature's hand luggage. Light and compact, they fit easily into the overhead compartment of your brain.
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Aphorisms are literary loners, set apart from the world because they're worlds unto themselves. They're like porcupines, bristling with prickly philosophical spines. Rub them the wrong way and you're in for a surprise.
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Like a good joke, a good aphorism has a punch line, a quick verbal or psychological flip, a sudden sting in the tail that gives you a jolt.
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The mind revels in conjecture. Where information is lacking, it will gladly fill in the gaps.
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Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.
Bruno Bettelheim
James Geary
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1962
(age 64)
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