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0:00 - What is an aphorism?
7:28 - Gandalf's Wise sayings
11:36 - Why Don't people write aphorisms anymore?
13:45 - The Waste Books by Georg Lichtenberg
16:25 - Pascal's Pensées
19:33 - La Rochefoucauld's Maxims
22:00 - E.M. Cioran, The Trouble with Being Born
23:33 - Parker's own aphorisms
#philosophy #journal #gandalf
this video was sponsored by Brilliant.
To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit brilliant.org/ParkNotes . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
Read my science fiction and fantasy short stories here: parknotes.substack.com/s/sages-mages-and-wisdom-machines
Check out my new science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy #booktube channel @TruthSuffers
→Books!!
- Georg Lichtenberg, The Waste Books: amzn.to/3ZsOYsa
- Blaise Pascal, Pensées: amzn.to/41eGxSr
- La Rochefoucauld, Collected Maxims: amzn.to/4eWtWXo
- E.M. Cioran, The Trouble with Being Born: amzn.to/3ZfCX88
- The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings set: amzn.to/3D3Px2A
→Sponsors/Discounts
Check out murdycreative.co/PARKERNOTES and use promo code PARKERNOTES at check out for 10% off your entire order!!
Grab a Field Notes notebook or memo book wallet like the one from the video from my affiliate link here to support my work and use promo code PARKERNOTES for 10% off your entire order: fieldnotesbrand.com/products/daily-carry-leather-notebook-cover?aff=44
Grab a Lochby field journal and use promo code PARKNOTES at checkout for 10% off
lochby.com/parknotes
Grab a Saddleback Leather medium Moleskine/Leuchtturm1917 cover from my affiliate link here to support my channel: saddlebackleather.com/leather-moleskine-cover-medium/?ktk=d0pac01BLWJmZWY1MmZiYTFi
Stridgeridge leather covers on Etsy: creatoriq.cc/3XVWXfr
Norman Cahn Leather on Etsy: creatoriq.cc/47VhqWb
Mail me something cool here:
Parker Settecase
1940 N Municipal Way Unit # 369
Round Lake, IL 60073
My Sages, Mages, and Wisdom Machines leather cover (affiliate link): creatoriq.cc/4fuJB1p
My Parker's Ponderings leather cover (affiliate link):
creatoriq.cc/3WO3Eko
You can find the notebooks and pens I like here on my Amazon Storefront page or in the sponsored links below:
→My Amazon Storefront
amazon.com/shop/parkerspensees/list/UPGTZW0UNTTN?ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_aipsflist_aipsfparkerspensees_P1F6N9TD2HE0FYHF5C70&language=en_US
→ Parker's Pensées Podcast:
if you're into philosophy, theology, or both, you're going to love my podcast, Parker's Pensées, where I talk with some of the world's best philosophers and theologians about their work. Check it out here: youtube.com/@ParkersPensees
→ Gear
Camera: amzn.to/3OcSIXR
Lens: amzn.to/3OcSIXR
Mic: amzn.to/3DEYz36
0:00 - What is an aphorism?
7:28 - Gandalf's Wise sayings
11:36 - Why Don't people write aphorisms anymore?
13:45 - The Waste Books by Georg Lichtenberg
16:25 - Pascal's Pensées
19:33 - La Rochefoucauld's Maxims
22:00 - E.M. Cioran, The Trouble with Being Born
23:33 - Parker's own aphorisms
#philosophy #journal #gandalf
this video was sponsored by Brilliant.
