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Stan at 19:36, 11 December 2025

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Stan: Stan moved page Stanley's Aphorisms to Stan's Aphorisms

2025-11-15T20:08:11Z

Stan moved page Stanley's Aphorisms to Stan's Aphorisms

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Stan at 04:29, 10 November 2025

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Shannon McArthur: Replaced a saying duplicated below with another aphorism.

2025-04-21T18:09:07Z

Replaced a saying duplicated below with another aphorism.

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	*A simple way to think about money that works in personal lives and small businesses: Money is like heat. It is generated by activity and radiates away from its possessor.		*A simple way to think about money that works in personal lives and small businesses: Money is like heat. It is generated by activity and radiates away from its possessor.
	*Money comes into existence when someone is willing to vouch for it.		*Money comes into existence when someone is willing to vouch for it.
	*~~The Earth~~ is the ~~caldron,~~ the ~~sea is the soup, the Sun is the fire and the Moon is the spoon that stirred life into existence~~.		*This is the dawning of the Age of Helpfulness.
	*Helpfulness Brings People Into Focus		*Helpfulness Brings People Into Focus
	*When living things work well together, survival is the result.		*When living things work well together, survival is the result.

Stan: /* Life On Earth */

2025-01-19T06:04:43Z

Life On Earth

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	====Life On Earth====		====Life On Earth====
	The Earth is a Cauldron, the Sea is the Soup, the Sun is the Fire and the Moon is the Spoon... that stirred Life into Existence.		The '''Earth is a Cauldron''', the Sea is the Soup, the Sun is the Fire and the Moon is the Spoon... that stirred Life into Existence.
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Stan at 06:04, 19 January 2025

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	*A simple way to think about money that works in personal lives and small businesses: Money is like heat. It is generated by activity and radiates away from its possessor.		*A simple way to think about money that works in personal lives and small businesses: Money is like heat. It is generated by activity and radiates away from its possessor.
	*Money comes into existence when someone is willing to vouch for it.		*Money comes into existence when someone is willing to vouch for it.
	*The Earth is the caldron, the sea is the soup, the Sun is the fire and the Moon is the spoon that stirred life into existence.		*The Earth is the caldron, the sea is the soup, the Sun is the fire and the Moon is the spoon that stirred life into existence.
	*Helpfulness Brings People Into Focus		*Helpfulness Brings People Into Focus
	*When living things work well together, survival is the result.		*When living things work well together, survival is the result.
	*It's not just "survival of the fittest," instead look at "survival of the best fitted."		*It's not just "survival of the fittest," instead look at "'''survival of the best fitted'''."
	*Women are the savior of the Planet.		*Women are the savior of the Planet.

	==== Agreements ====		====Agreements====

	:Everything we '''know''', everything we '''see''', everything we '''do''' together depends on agreements. '''Language''' is a tool for making agreements, '''writing''' is a tool for recording agreements, '''money''' is a tool for enumerating and assigning value to our agreements. Agreements among people are the basis for our conscious reality. Without a '''process for agreed upon concepts,''' our reality would be awash with meaningless sensations.		:Everything we '''know''', everything we '''see''', everything we '''do''' together depends on agreements. '''Language''' is a tool for making agreements, '''writing''' is a tool for recording agreements, '''money''' is a tool for enumerating and assigning value to our agreements. Agreements among people are the basis for our conscious reality. Without a '''process for agreed upon concepts,''' our reality would be awash with meaningless sensations.

	==== The Big Questions ====		====The Big Questions====

	:While questions like "Why are we here?" and "Are we alone in the universe?" are good questions, there is another really good question that ought to be easier to answer: '''How can we all share the resources of the planet?'''		:While questions like "Why are we here?" and "Are we alone in the universe?" are good questions, there is another really good question that ought to be easier to answer: '''How can we all share the resources of the planet?'''
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	*Once we learn to share the '''physical elements''' of our Earth, the '''living things''' it supports and '''our capacity as humans''', then we can put our heads together to unravel the deeper mysteries.		*Once we learn to share the '''physical elements''' of our Earth, the '''living things''' it supports and '''our capacity as humans''', then we can put our heads together to unravel the deeper mysteries.

	==== Life On Earth ====		====Life On Earth====
	The Earth is a Cauldron, the Sea is the Soup, the Sun is the Fire and the Moon is the Spoon... that stirred Life into Existence.		The Earth is a Cauldron, the Sea is the Soup, the Sun is the Fire and the Moon is the Spoon... that stirred Life into Existence.
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Stan at 06:00, 19 January 2025

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	:'''synonyms''': saying, maxim, axiom, adage, precept, epigram, epigraph, dictum, gnome, pearl of wisdom, proverb, saw, tag, motto, expression, phrase, formula; rareapothegm		:'''synonyms''': saying, maxim, axiom, adage, precept, epigram, epigraph, dictum, gnome, pearl of wisdom, proverb, saw, tag, motto, expression, phrase, formula; rareapothegm

	a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author. Example: "the opening sentence of the first aphorism of [https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(12)01046-4/fulltext '''Hippocrates''']"		a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author. '''Example''': the opening sentence of the first aphorism of [https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(12)01046-4/fulltext '''Hippocrates''']

	'''By Stan:'''		'''By Stan:'''

Stan at 05:58, 19 January 2025

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	a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author."the opening sentence of the first aphorism of [https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(12)01046-4/fulltext Hippocrates]"		a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author. Example: "the opening sentence of the first aphorism of [https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(12)01046-4/fulltext '''Hippocrates''']"

	'''By Stan:'''		'''By Stan:'''

Stan at 05:57, 19 January 2025

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	a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author."the opening sentence of the first aphorism of Hippocrates"		a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author."the opening sentence of the first aphorism of [https://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(12)01046-4/fulltext Hippocrates]"

	'''By Stan:'''		'''By Stan:'''

Stan at 02:48, 5 April 2023

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	~~temp~~		aph·o·rism
			'''Dictionary result for aphorism'''
			/ˈafəˌrizəm/
			'''noun''': aphorism; ''' plural noun''': aphorisms

			a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.” Or the old aphorism "the child is father to the man."

			:'''synonyms''': saying, maxim, axiom, adage, precept, epigram, epigraph, dictum, gnome, pearl of wisdom, proverb, saw, tag, motto, expression, phrase, formula; rareapothegm

			a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by an ancient classical author."the opening sentence of the first aphorism of Hippocrates"

			'''By Stan:'''

			*A simple way to think about money that works in personal lives and small businesses: Money is like heat. It is generated by activity and radiates away from its possessor.
			*Money comes into existence when someone is willing to vouch for it.
			*The Earth is the caldron, the sea is the soup, the Sun is the fire and the Moon is the spoon that stirred life into existence.
			*Helpfulness Brings People Into Focus
			*When living things work well together, survival is the result.
			*It's not just "survival of the fittest," instead look at "survival of the best fitted."
			*Women are the savior of the Planet.

			==== Agreements ====

			:Everything we '''know''', everything we '''see''', everything we '''do''' together depends on agreements. '''Language''' is a tool for making agreements, '''writing''' is a tool for recording agreements, '''money''' is a tool for enumerating and assigning value to our agreements. Agreements among people are the basis for our conscious reality. Without a '''process for agreed upon concepts,''' our reality would be awash with meaningless sensations.

			==== The Big Questions ====

			:While questions like "Why are we here?" and "Are we alone in the universe?" are good questions, there is another really good question that ought to be easier to answer: '''How can we all share the resources of the planet?'''

			*Once we learn to share the '''physical elements''' of our Earth, the '''living things''' it supports and '''our capacity as humans''', then we can put our heads together to unravel the deeper mysteries.

			==== Life On Earth ====
			The Earth is a Cauldron, the Sea is the Soup, the Sun is the Fire and the Moon is the Spoon... that stirred Life into Existence.
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			[[Category:Is-Idea_Page]]
			[[Category:About-Money]]
			[[Category:About-Women]]
			[[Category:About-Helpfulness]]
			[[Category:About-Survival]]
			[[Category:About-Agreements]]
			[[Category:Issue-Money]]
			[[Category:Is-Collected_Wisdom]]
			[[Category:Issue-Wisdom]]
			[[Category:Is-Aphorism Page]]



	:[https://wikidelphia.org/Stanley%27s_Aphorisms On Wikidelphia]		:[https://wikidelphia.org/Stanley%27s_Aphorisms On Wikidelphia]