moral sayings
Wise life lessons
Moral sayings are short, memorable statements conveying ethical guidance or folk wisdom: Honesty is the best policy, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
The category includes proverbs, maxims, and aphorisms that distill principles of right conduct into quotable form.
They appear in religious texts, philosophy, and everyday advice-giving.
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- golden ruleFundamental operating principle
- do unto othersEthical reciprocity principle
- adageTraditional pithy truth
- maximBrief moral principle
wise words · principle · tenet · sermon · aphorism · precept · parable · proverb · pearls of wisdom · sutra · axiom · hadith · homily · gnome · lore · words of wisdom · dictum · fable
- proverbsproverbs, maxims, adages, aphorisms, proverb
- Quotationsfamous quotes, aphorisms, maxims, epigrams, famous last words
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, proverbs, traditional lore, adage
- sayingsproverb, proverbs, adage, adages, maxim
- wisdomwisdom, sagacity, sapience, discernment, insight
- wisdom sayingsproverbs, adages, maxims, aphorisms, axioms
moral sayingsprofanity
Vulgar or obscene speech
obscenities · vulgar expressions · blasphemy · taboo language · anti-proverbs
moral, morals, morality, moralities, moralize, moralizing, moralized, moralizer, moralist