pearls of wisdom

Gems of insight

Pearls of wisdom are wise sayings or pieces of valuable advice, often used ironically to describe pronouncements that are obvious, unwelcome, or not as profound as the speaker believes: Thanks for those pearls of wisdom, Dad.

Used sincerely, the phrase suggests hard-won insight worth preserving: She shared a few pearls of wisdom from her years in the industry.

Related

golden rule · knowledge · proverb · guidance · jewel · parable · gem · nugget · turn to · treasure · adage · maxim · sagacity · epigram · dictum · truth · nugget of truth · grain of truth

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Opposites
substance and value of advice

pearls of wisdommeaningless drivel

hot air · drivel · nonsense · cheap talk · idle chatter

truth and reliability

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Deliberate untruths

misinformation · bad advice · falsehoods · misguidance · disinformation

intellectual sophistication

pearls of wisdomdrivel

Senseless, silly talk

gibberish · idiocy · stupidity · blather · babble

Family

pearl, pearls, pearly, wisdom, wisely, wisest

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G