To be thoroughly modern, an aphorism should trail off vaguely rather than coming to a point.
The Muses inspire art and pretend not to notice when Mammon buys it.
Ideas about life organize perception; names of emotions organize sensations; rules of syntax organize thought. But pain comes on its own.
I like the old wisdom--puns, riddles, spells, proverbs.
No chaos, no creation. Evidence: the kitchen at mealtime.
A quiet well-behaved boy is likely to be both frightened and ambitious.