time-honored saying
Wisdom passed down
A time-honored saying is a phrase or expression that has been repeated and valued across generations, carrying conventional wisdom or cultural truth.
The time-honored part suggests the saying has earned respect through long use rather than being a passing trend: As the time-honored saying goes, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
- adageTraditional pithy truth
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- mottoGuiding behavioral phrase
words of wisdom · axiom · golden rule · truism · old wives' tale · folklore · ancient · tradition · sage · grandmother · elders · generations · classic · venerable · tried and true · old-fashioned · enduring · customary
time-honored sayingneologism
Newly created expression
contemporary slang · buzzword · internet slang · meme · viral phrase
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