philosophical aphorism

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concept

A philosophical aphorism is a brief, pithy statement that expresses a general truth or insight about existence, knowledge, or values in a memorable and thought-provoking way.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
epigram 2
philosophical maxim 2
ancient Greek aphorism 1

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: philosophical aphorism
Generated description
A philosophical aphorism is a brief, pithy statement that expresses a general truth or insight about existence, knowledge, or values in a memorable and thought-provoking way.

Instances (11)

Instance Via concept surface
All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.
surface form: All shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well
spiritual saying
Delphic maxim "know thyself" philosophical maxim
Wait and hope philosophical maxim
"A house is a machine for living in" architectural aphorism
Sturgeon's Law epigram
“Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia”
surface form: "Yo soy yo y mi circunstancia"
philosophical dictum
Murphy’s law epigram
Albert Einstein quote "God does not play dice with the universe" philosophical statement
Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice.
surface form: "Hegel remarks somewhere that all great world-historic facts and personages appear, so to speak, twice"
philosophical remark
the limits of my language mean the limits of my world
surface form: The limits of my language mean the limits of my world
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phrase "God is in the details"
surface form: God is in the details
proverbial expression