“An aphorism can contain only as much wisdom as overstatement will permit.”
Clifton Fadiman (1904–1999) American editor
Introduction to Unkempt Thoughts, St. Martin's Press (1962)
“Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
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