Aphorisms

Aphorism is literally a principle or general truth expressed tersely in a few telling words, in such a way that when once heard it is unlikely to pass from the memory.

They differ from proverbs by having a witty author, whereas proverbs are usually collective heritage.

Good judgement often comes from bad experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement. (tderz)

There are three types of interesting games: 1 point, 1 liberty, 1 ko threat (around 1983 by Matthew MacFadyen) tderz