You only really discover the strength of your spine when your back is against the wall.
I believe aphorisms are best when first read in the wild, free from the confines of any categories.
By bringing together what we know and what we don't know through analogy, metaphorical thinking strikes the spark that ignites discovery.
A simile is just a metaphor with the scaffolding still up.
In the margin for error lies all our room for maneuver.
Metaphors hide in plain sight, and their influence is largely unconscious. We should mind our metaphors, though, because metaphors make up our minds.