> These are aphorisms, not essays. That's a good observation. I agree that it's reasonable to treat them as aphorisms. But even if we allow for a certain amou

> These are aphorisms, not essays. That's a good observation. I agree that it's reasonable to treat them as aphorisms. But even if we allow for a certain amount of hyperbole in aphorisms, I would think there's some threshold of factual accuracy that we want before accepting a given aphorism. That, and simple curiosity, are what motivated my original question.