# Aphorisms

> Claude/Codex skill by [@danielmiessler](https://omgskills.com/library/danielmiessler/index.md) · 19k stars · Updated 2026-09-04

Curated aphorism collection with CRUD — content-based matching, themed search, thinker research, DB maintenance. Quotes organized by author/theme/context/usage to prevent repetition. Four workflows: FindAphorism, AddAphorism, ResearchThinker, SearchAphorisms. Themes: Stoicism, Wisdom, Truth-seeking, Excellence, Resilience, Curiosity. USE WHEN aphorism, quote, find a quote, research thinker, add aphorism, quote for newsletter, what did X say about, quote bank. NOT FOR creative writing or social posts.

Tags: ai, ai-harness, augmentation, coding, humans, intent-engineering, lifeos, personal-ai, productivity

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/danielmiessler/LifeOS /tmp/LifeOS && ln -s /tmp/LifeOS/LifeOS/install/skills/Aphorisms ~/.claude/skills/Aphorisms
```

## From README

Customization Before executing, check for user customizations at: /.claude/LIFEOS/USER/CUSTOMIZATIONS/SKILLS/Aphorisms/ If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults. 🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION) You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked. Send voice notification: Output text notification: This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation. Aphorisms Curated aphorism store with full CRUD. Deliverable: a ranked, non-repeated, attributed quote matched to the content's themes — with a one-line reason per option. Adding parses text + author, assigns themes, records source, and dedupes. Research pulls a thinker's TELOS-aligned quotes and files them by theme with sources.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/danielmiessler/lifeos/aphorisms/
- GitHub: https://github.com/danielmiessler/LifeOS
- Author: [@danielmiessler](https://omgskills.com/library/danielmiessler/index.md)

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