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An '''aphorism''' is a concise statement of an insight or truth, usually having a practical or political significance. | An '''aphorism''' is a concise statement of an insight or truth, usually having a practical or political significance. | ||
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| + | [[Jesus]]' aphorisms are some of the most beloved and highly revered in history. Christians and non-Christians alike see the wisdom in them. | ||
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| + | *"And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6:31 | ||
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| + | *"For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36 | ||
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| + | *"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 | ||
President [[Ronald Reagan]], for example, liked to say the following aphorisms:<ref>http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/author/Ronald-Reagan/</ref> | President [[Ronald Reagan]], for example, liked to say the following aphorisms:<ref>http://www.aphorisms-galore.info/author/Ronald-Reagan/</ref> | ||
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*"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." | *"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first." | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 03:34, March 12, 2009
An aphorism is a concise statement of an insight or truth, usually having a practical or political significance.
Jesus' aphorisms are some of the most beloved and highly revered in history. Christians and non-Christians alike see the wisdom in them.
- "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise." Luke 6:31
- "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36
- "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16
President Ronald Reagan, for example, liked to say the following aphorisms:[1]
- "I once played a sheriff who thought he could do the job without a gun. I was dead in twenty-seven minutes of a thirty minute show."
- "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
