James Fenton on Aphorisms
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βThere is a difference between being witty β quick with the repartee and the insight β and having an aptitude for aphorism.β
βTo have the last word, to be beyond contradiction, to inhabit a world of assertion and paradox β it may not be every aphoristβs ambition, but it seems to come with the turf.β