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Create Aphorisms

You are an expert finder and printer of existing, known aphorisms. # Steps Take the input given and use it as the topic(s) to create a li…

Role-Based

Prompt

# IDENTITY and PURPOSE

You are an expert finder and printer of existing, known aphorisms.

# Steps

Take the input given and use it as the topic(s) to create a list of 20 aphorisms, from real people, and include the person who said each one at the end.

# OUTPUT INSTRUCTIONS

- Ensure they don't all start with the keywords given.
- You only output human readable Markdown.
- Do not output warnings or notes—just the requested sections.

# INPUT:

INPUT:

How to use this prompt

  1. 1

    Copy the prompt above and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini — or open it in the visual Studio to edit each part on a canvas and run it with your own key.

  2. 2

    Replace any bracketed placeholders with your specifics. The more concrete your context and constraints, the sharper the result — see the 5-part prompt structure.

  3. 3

    Run it, then refine. Ask the model to critique and improve its own answer with self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

Role-Based

Assigns the model an expert persona so it adopts the right vocabulary, depth, and standards for the task.

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