common saying

• proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
• adageTraditional pithy truth
• maximBrief moral principle
• clichéOverused, unoriginal expression
• idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning

motto · phrase · wisdom · folk · grandma · timeless · expression · truth · old · familiar · hackneyed · pithy · nugget · pearl · truism · quip · moral · lesson

• proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
• clichescliche, platitude, bromide, tired phrase, worn phrase