pearl of wisdom
Treasured wise saying
A pearl of wisdom is a piece of advice or insight, usually from someone older or more experienced.
The phrase often carries ironic weight, dismissing supposed wisdom as unwanted or obvious: Thanks for that pearl of wisdom.
Genuine use is rarer: My grandmother shared a few pearls of wisdom before I left for college.
- tipEnd or gratuity
- aphorismTerse general truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
old saying · teaching · life lesson · sagacity · saying · wise words · enlightenment · food for thought · guidance · word to the wise · acumen · counsel · truism · timeless truth · adage · golden rule · motto · jewel
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, folk sayings, saying, proverbs
- maximsmaxim, adage, proverb, saying, aphorism
- sayingssayings, saying, proverb, proverbs, adage
- wisdomsagacity, sapience, discernment, insight, prudence
- Biblical ReferencesAdam and Eve, ark, forbidden fruit, Garden of Eden, Ten Commandments
value of speech/utterance
pearl of wisdomidle chatter
Trivial, aimless conversation
empty words · hot air · nonsense · drivel · gibberish
intellectual quality
pearl of wisdomfoolishness
Unwise conduct
stupidity · inanity · bad advice · idiocy · folly