An aphorism is nothing else but the slightest
QUOTES AND APHORISMS ON VOCABULARY
Short words are the best and old words when short are best of all.
Winston Churchill (1874-1965, British statesman, Prime Minister)
The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.
Cliff Fadiman (American writer)
Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but principally by catch words.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1895, Scottish essayist, poet, novelist)
Never use big words where a diminutive one will suffice.
Author Unknown
Yes and No are very short words to say, but we should think for some length of time before saying them.
Author Unknown
The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.
Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951, Austrian philosopher)
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