This unique book contains more than 25,000 aphorisms and other sayings of thinkers, scientists and writers of the past, as well as our contemporaries, many of whom are members of the Moscow Aphoristic Club - about 3,000 authors in total. For the convenience of readers, all extensive material is located in nine thematic sections, each of which is divided into chapters, subchapters and paragraphs that reveal the topic.