I collect axioms, paradoxes, maxims, teaching stories, proverbs, and aphorisms of all sorts, because I love to see complex ideas distilled into a few words.

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• Socrates

  Philosopher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Albert Camus

  Author

  Friday, Nov 07, 1913
  Monday, Jan 04, 1960

• Helen Keller

  Author

  Sunday, Jun 27, 1880
  Saturday, Jun 01, 1968

• Francis Of Assisi

  Saint

  Thursday, Jun 24, 1182
  Saturday, Oct 03, 1226

• Chanakya

  Teacher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• John F. Kennedy

  35Th U.s. President

  Tuesday, May 29, 1917
  Friday, Nov 22, 1963

• Paulo Coelho

  Lyricist

  Sunday, Aug 24, 1947
  

• John Locke

  Philosopher

  Sunday, Aug 29, 1632
  Tuesday, Oct 28, 1704

• Benjamin Franklin

  Founding Father Of The United States

  Sunday, Jan 17, 1706
  Saturday, Apr 17, 1790

• H. L. Mencken

  Journalist

  Sunday, Sep 12, 1880
  Sunday, Jan 29, 1956

• Napoleon Hill

  Author

  Friday, Oct 26, 1883
  Sunday, Nov 08, 1970

• Wayne Dyer

  Author

  Friday, May 10, 1940
  Saturday, Aug 29, 2015

• Friedrich Nietzsche

  Philologist

  Tuesday, Oct 15, 1844
  Saturday, Aug 25, 1900

• Steven Wright

  Comedian

  Tuesday, Dec 06, 1955
  

• Voltaire

  Writer

  Sunday, Nov 21, 1694
  Saturday, May 30, 1778