what is an aphorism? and what is a modern day aphorism?
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An aphorism is a saying that makes a point or expresses the opinion of the speaker by illustrating or describing the horizon of that perspective.
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The word 'is' is a verb showing the present state of something...example: at this present time...youshedip "IS" typing. but not anymore.
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http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/59100.html
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What is the question?\nOr is that just a stupid statement.
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To begin with we need to look at the question and the language used to ask for answers. First is "logic". A simple definition is provided by Wikipedia which states:\n\n"Logic, from Classical Greek λόγος (logos), originally meaning the word, or what is spoken, (but coming to mean thought or reason) is most often said to be the study of criteria for the evaluation of arguments, although the exact definition of logic is a matter of controversy among philosophers. However the subject is grounded, the task of the logician is the same: to advance an account of valid and fallacious inference to allow one to distinguish good from bad arguments.\n\nTraditionally, logic is studied as a branch of philosophy. Since the mid-nineteenth century logic has been commonly studied in mathematics, and, even more recently, in computer science. As a formal science, logic investigates and classifies the structure of statements and arguments, both through the study of formal systems of inference and through the study of arguments in natural language. The scope of logic can therefore be very large, ranging from core topics such as the study of fallacies and paradoxes, to specialist analyses of reasoning such as probably correct reasoning and arguments involving causality."\n\nSecond, we must look at the word "truth". It is important to note that the word is not capitalized so we can avoid metaphysical theory or definitions based on cultist beliefs, such as christianity or other god-dependent or deity dependent definitions. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is quoted as proposing that truth is:\n\nA preliminary issue, although somewhat subsidiary, is to decide what sorts of things can be true. Is truth a property of sentences (which are linguistic entities in some language or other), or is truth a property of propositions (nonlinguistic, abstract and timeless entities)? The principal issue is: What is truth? It is the problem of being clear about what you are saying when you say some claim or other is true. The most important theories of truth are the Correspondence Theory, the Semantic Theory, the Deflationary Theory, the Coherence Theory, and the Pragmatic Theory. Whichever theory of truth is advanced to settle the principal issue, there are a number of additional issues to be addressed: \n     1. Can claims about the future be true now? \n     2. Can there be some algorithm for finding truth –        some recipe or procedure for deciding, for any claim in the system of, say, arithmetic, whether the claim is true? \n     3. Can the predicate "is true" be completely defined in other terms so that it can be eliminated, without loss of meaning, from any context in which it occurs? \n     4. To what extent do theories of truth avoid paradox? \n     5. Is the goal of scientific research to achieve truth? \n\nLogic is one form of epistemological approach to ascertaining knowledge. It is the "how we know what we know and the limitations of that knowledge". Logic is a tool for explanation of the ideas, observations, and experiences. It could also be said that logic is sometimes used poorly to acertain truth. Most clearly in areas of theology. Logical fallacies and faulty logic come most readily to mind. But that is another question for another time.
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It refers to the idea that there are moments in life when you should say something or do something , but you hesitate or you dont say it  for all types of reasons.\n\nFor example you know that someone is cheating in school but you fail to tell a teacher because you are afraid to do so, EVENTHOUGH you know that cheating is wrong.
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I think it's "Ad hominem". \n\nThis link will give you more info: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ad-hominem.html
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in what context do you need these analogies?\nlike poetic or exact descriptions?
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http://humanities.byu.edu/elc/student/idioms/idiomsmain.html
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What the heck does that mean?
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Basically: with proverbs you don't know the author. A quote implies that you will mention also the person who said that. \n\nAt large:\nProverbs are short sentences which carry a truth. Usually they are anonymous (as of origin) and are perpetuated from generation to generation by way of speech.\n\nQuotes are sentences, sometimes entire passages from a book or a speech - something a known person wrote or said. When we give a quote we need to give also the source of it.
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"I'm not saying that what you're stupid. I'm just saying that what you're saying is stupid"\n\n"Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear smart until you hear them speak"
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In its simplest form it means what you don't know won't hurt you.\nIt's from Thomas Gray's 1742 poem, "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" and the full quote is:\nWhere ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise.
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It is an idiom intended to mean "be careful, pay attention to detail"  it has morphed, in recent times, to mean many other things including "be polite".\n\nThere are several theories about it's origin, but the one I believe makes the most sense is - mind your Pints and Quarts.  Meaning to keep track of what you order in a pup so you are not over charged.
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It means a quotation or saying
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there is some proverb . i have forgotten the actual words. it is like tea calling the teapot (kettle ) black or some thing. anyway i have given the clue. somebody will come out with proper  proverb for u here.
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Is that a question or a statement?