More Aphorisms by Joseph F. Conte
Posted on July 24, 2008
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I first blogged about Joseph F. Conte’s aphorisms back in November of 2007. His most recent collection is Maxims for the Millennium, and in it he continues his aphoristic explorations, mostly in the manner of the great French moralists but with a dash of Karl Kraus-like sardonic humor thrown in. Speaking of Kraus, Conte quotes him to good effect in the introduction: “Someone who can write aphorisms should not fritter away his time writing essays.” Enough said. Here are some Maxims for the Millennium:
Everyone can teach something about anything to someone.
Learning never increases for those who do all the talking.
You can kill earnestness with jesting—but not jesting with earnestness.
It is difficult to insult people who do not have self-respect.
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There were two Flemings: one (Alexander) gave us penicillin, the other (Ian) 007.