Both Uses of
aphorism
in
Hyperion
- The person questioned smiles beatifically and responds in some non sequitur that would make the babble of the Web's worst village idiot seem like sage aphorisms in comparison.†
Part 1 *aphorisms = short sayings intended to impart wisdom
- After ten standard months I was done, acknowledging the ancient aphorism to the effect that no book or poem is ever finished, merely abandoned.†
Part 3aphorism = short saying intended to impart wisdom
Definition:
a short saying intended to impart wisdom