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Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.
Andrzej Majewski
Andrzej Majewski, (born in 1966 in Wrocław), is a Polish aphorist, writer, columnist and photographer.
Andrzej Majewski, (born in 1966 in Wrocław), is a Polish aphorist, writer, columnist and photographer.
Anton Pann
Anton Pann (born Antonie Pantoleon-Petroveanu, and also mentioned as Anton Pantoleon or Petrovici; 1790s—November 2, 1854), was an Ottoman-born Wallachian composer, musicolog...
Anton Pann (born Antonie Pantoleon-Petroveanu, and also mentioned as Anton Pantoleon or Petrovici; 1790s—November 2, 1854), was an Ottoman-born Wallachian composer, musicolog...
Antonio Porchia
Antonio Porchia (November 13, 1885 - November 9, 1968) was an Argentinian poet.
Antonio Porchia (November 13, 1885 - November 9, 1968) was an Argentinian poet.
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Blaise Pascal (; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662), was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic philosopher.
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, a...
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno, is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, a...
Chic Murray
Charles "Chic" Murray, born Charles Thomas McKinnon Murray in Greenock, Inverclyde, was a Scottish comedian and actor.
Charles "Chic" Murray, born Charles Thomas McKinnon Murray in Greenock, Inverclyde, was a Scottish comedian and actor.
Christina, Queen of Sweden
Christina (Kristina Augusta; – 19 April 1689), later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1633 to 1654, using the titles of Queen of Swedes, Goths and Va...
Christina (Kristina Augusta; – 19 April 1689), later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1633 to 1654, using the titles of Queen of Swedes, Goths and Va...
Cilibi Moise
Cilibi Moise or Cilibi Moisi (born Froim Moise; 1812-January 31, 1870) was a Moldavian-born Wallachian and Romanian peddler, humorist, aphorist, and raconteur.
Cilibi Moise or Cilibi Moisi (born Froim Moise; 1812-January 31, 1870) was a Moldavian-born Wallachian and Romanian peddler, humorist, aphorist, and raconteur.
Clare Boothe Luce
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of H.R. Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Clare Boothe Luce was one of the first American women ambassadors, a versatile author, and wife of H.R. Luce, publisher of Time, Life and Fortune.
Comte de Lautréamont
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, an Uruguayan-born French poet.
Dušan Radović
Dušan "Duško" Radović (Душко Радовић) (November 29, 1922 - August 16, 1984) was a Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor.
Dušan "Duško" Radović (Душко Радовић) (November 29, 1922 - August 16, 1984) was a Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor.
Faina Ranevskaya
Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (Фаина Георгиевна Раневская, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, - 19 July 1984) is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet Russian actors in both tragedy and comedy.
Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (Фаина Георгиевна Раневская, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, - 19 July 1984) is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet Russian actors in both tragedy and comedy.
Felix Aderca
Felix Aderca or F. Aderca (; born Froim-Zelig (Froim-Zeilic) Aderca, also known as Zelicu Froim Adercu or Froim Aderca; March 13, 1891 – December 12, 1962) was a Romanian...
Felix Aderca or F. Aderca (; born Froim-Zelig (Froim-Zeilic) Aderca, also known as Zelicu Froim Adercu or Froim Aderca; March 13, 1891 – December 12, 1962) was a Romanian...
François Bréda
François Bréda, essayist, poet, literary critic, literary historian, translator, theatrologist.
François Bréda, essayist, poet, literary critic, literary historian, translator, theatrologist.
François de La Rochefoucauld (writer)
François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs.
François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac (15 September 1613 – 17 March 1680) was a noted French author of maxims and memoirs.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, poet, cultural critic and classical philologist.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was a German scientist, satirist and Anglophile.
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was a German scientist, satirist and Anglophile.
George Santayana
George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás in Madrid, December 16, 1863; died September 26, 1952, in Rome) was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás in Madrid, December 16, 1863; died September 26, 1952, in Rome) was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais
Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais, was a French priest, and philosophical and political writer.
Hugues-Félicité Robert de Lamennais, was a French priest, and philosophical and political writer.
Jan Sztaudynger
Jan Izydor Sztaudynger (born April 28, 1904 in Kraków, died September 12, 1970 in Kraków) was a Polish poet and satirist.
Jan Izydor Sztaudynger (born April 28, 1904 in Kraków, died September 12, 1970 in Kraków) was a Polish poet and satirist.
Josep Abril i Virgili
Josep Abril i Virgili (1869-1918) was a self-taught Catalan poet and playwright.
Josep Abril i Virgili (1869-1918) was a self-taught Catalan poet and playwright.
Juan Eduardo Cirlot
Juan Eduardo Cirlot Laporta (April 9, 1916 – May 11, 1973) was a Spanish poet, art critic, hermeneutist, mythologist, and musician.
Juan Eduardo Cirlot Laporta (April 9, 1916 – May 11, 1973) was a Spanish poet, art critic, hermeneutist, mythologist, and musician.
Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus (April 28, 1874 – June 12, 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Karl Kraus (April 28, 1874 – June 12, 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.
Logan Pearsall Smith
Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born essayist and critic.
Logan Pearsall Smith was an American-born essayist and critic.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues was a minor French writer, a moralist.
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues was a minor French writer, a moralist.
Ludwig Hohl
Ludwig Hohl (April 9, 1904 – November 3, 1980) was a Swiss author writing in the German language.
Ludwig Hohl (April 9, 1904 – November 3, 1980) was a Swiss author writing in the German language.
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová, Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; September 13, 1830 - March 12, 1916) was an Austrian writer.
Baroness Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach (Marie von Ebner-Eschenbachová, Marie Freifrau von Ebner-Eschenbach; September 13, 1830 - March 12, 1916) was an Austrian writer.
Mark Miremont
Mark Miremont is an American philosopher, photographer, filmmaker, music video director and occasional street artist.
Mark Miremont is an American philosopher, photographer, filmmaker, music video director and occasional street artist.
Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley was an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms.
Mason Cooley was an American aphorist known for his witty aphorisms.
Michel de Montaigne
Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592, was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary ge...
Lord Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, February 28, 1533 – September 13, 1592, was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary ge...
Mikhail Turovsky
Mikhail Turovsky is an American artist-painter, and writer-aphorist, resident in New York since 1979.
Mikhail Turovsky is an American artist-painter, and writer-aphorist, resident in New York since 1979.
Nicolae Iorga
Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright.
Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright.
Nicolas Chamfort
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas also known as Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794) was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms.
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas also known as Chamfort (6 April 1741 – 13 April 1794) was a French writer, best known for his witty epigrams and aphorisms.
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
Nicolás Gómez Dávila was a Colombian writer and thinker who is considered one of the most intransigent political theoreticians of the twentieth century.
Nicolás Gómez Dávila was a Colombian writer and thinker who is considered one of the most intransigent political theoreticians of the twentieth century.
Oleg Vishnepolsky
Oleg Vishnepolsky is an author of IBM's S2 Spreadsheet.
Oleg Vishnepolsky is an author of IBM's S2 Spreadsheet.
Paul Valéry
Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (; October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher.
Ambroise-Paul-Toussaint-Jules Valéry (; October 30, 1871 – July 20, 1945) was a French poet, essayist, and philosopher.
Peter Altenberg
Peter AltenbergPeter Altenberg was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria.
Peter AltenbergPeter Altenberg was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria.
Raffaele Palma
Raffaele Palma (born July 30, 1953 in Torino) is one of the most eclectic Italian satirical artists, and humorists.
Raffaele Palma (born July 30, 1953 in Torino) is one of the most eclectic Italian satirical artists, and humorists.
Savielly Tartakower
Ksawery Tartakower (also known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English, less often Xavier Tartacover or Xavier Tartakover; 1887–1956) was a leading Polish and French chess...
Ksawery Tartakower (also known as Saviely or Savielly Tartakower in English, less often Xavier Tartacover or Xavier Tartakover; 1887–1956) was a leading Polish and French chess...
Shalom Freedman
Shalom Freedman is an American-Israeli writer, thinker, poet, and public intellectual.
Shalom Freedman is an American-Israeli writer, thinker, poet, and public intellectual.
Stane Jagodič
Stane Jagodič is a Slovenian free-lance artist and publicist.
Stane Jagodič is a Slovenian free-lance artist and publicist.
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
Stanisław Jerzy Lec (6 March 1909 – 7 May 1966) (born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz) was a poet and aphorist of Polish and Jewish noble origin.
Stanisław Jerzy Lec (6 March 1909 – 7 May 1966) (born Baron Stanisław Jerzy de Tusch-Letz) was a poet and aphorist of Polish and Jewish noble origin.
Tito Cittadini
Tito Cittadini was an Argentine painter.
Tito Cittadini was an Argentine painter.
William F. Vallicella
William F. Vallicella is an American philosopher.
William F. Vallicella is an American philosopher.
Ylipe
Philippe Labarthe, pseudonym Ylipe was a French humorist, artist, and writer.
Philippe Labarthe, pseudonym Ylipe was a French humorist, artist, and writer.
Žarko Petan
Žarko Petan is a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director.
Žarko Petan is a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director.