Hints for Lovers

". . . Aphorism are seldom couched in such terms, that they should be taken as they sound precisely, or according to the widest extent of signification; but do commonly need exposition, and admit exception: otherwise frequently they would not only clash with reason and experience, but interfere, thwart, and supplant one another."Issac Barrow"The very essence of an aphorism is that slight exaggerat...