„Writing an upbeat aphorism is a temptation, but decorum forbids.“

— Mason Cooley
„Even more than in a poem, it is the aphorism that the word is god.“
— Emil M. Cioran
„The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.“
— Mason Cooley
„In an aphorism, aptness counts for more than truth.“
— Mason Cooley
„An aphorism? Fire without flames. Understandable that no one tries to warm himself at it.“
— Emil M. Cioran
„The aphorism "as a man thinketh in his heart so is he" contains the secret of life.“
— Bruce Lee