Aphoristic vs. Epigram — What's the Difference?

A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.

An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement. The word is derived from the Greek ἐπίγραμμα epigramma "inscription" from ἐπιγράφειν epigraphein "to write on, to inscribe", and the literary device has been employed for over two millennia.

A brief statement of a scientific principle.

A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation.

Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.

A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement.

In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.

Epigrammatic discourse or expression.

Containing aphorisms or maxims;

(obsolete) An inscription in stone.

Terse and witty and like a maxim;

A brief but witty saying.

A short, witty or pithy poem.

A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character.

An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.

The style of the epigram.

A witty saying