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published collection of
aphorisms is
Adagia by Erasmus.
Other important early aphorists were
Baltasar Gracián, François de La Rochefoucauld, and
Blaise Pascal...
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Aristotle (384–322 BC) was an
Ancient Gr****
philosopher and polymath. His
writings cover a
broad range of
subjects spanning the
natural sciences, philosophy...
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Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking
Bohemian Jewish novelist and
writer from Prague. He is
widely regarded as one of the major...
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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S.
January 6, 1705] –
April 17, 1790) was an
American polymath, a
leading writer, scientist, inventor...
- was a
Polish aphorist and poet.
Often mentioned among the
greatest writers of post-war Poland, he was one of the most
influential aphorists of the 20th...
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Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie
Wills Wilde (16
October 1854 – 30
November 1900) was an
Irish poet and playwright.
After writing in
different forms throughout...
- [emil sjɔʁɑ̃]; 8
April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a
Romanian philosopher,
aphorist and essayist, who
published works in both
Romanian and French. His work...
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memoirist And Then
There Were Nuns S. D.
Chrostowska novelist, non-fiction,
aphorist Permission, The Eyelid, Matches: A
Light Book
Eliza Clark 1963 novelist...
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (/ˈniːtʃə, ˈniːtʃi/ NEE-chə, NEE-chee, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈniːtʃə] or [ˈniːtsʃə]; 15
October 1844 – 25
August 1900)...
- Eric
Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21
January 1950) was an
English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and
critic who
wrote under the pen name of George...