wise saying
Nugget of truth
A wise saying is a brief, memorable statement expressing a general truth or piece of advice, often passed down through generations.
The term encompasses proverbs, maxims, and aphorisms: My grandmother had a wise saying for every situation.
Wise sayings tend toward the pithy and quotable, offering guidance in compressed form.
- proverbTraditional saying expressing truth
- adageTraditional pithy truth
- maximBrief moral principle
- aphorismTerse general truth
- axiomSelf-evident starting principle
motto · truism · pearl · sage advice · oracle · sage · elder · ancient · timeless · moral · lesson · truth · kernel of truth · nugget · pithy · profound · epigram · fortune cookie
- proverbsproverbs, sayings, maxims, adages, aphorisms
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- sayingssayings, proverb, proverbs, adage, adages
- wisdomsagacity, sapience, discernment, insight, prudence
- moral teachingsmoral lesson, moral story, moral tale, moral fable, moral teaching
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
wise sayingempty words
Insincere, meaningless talk
idle chatter · nonsense · drivel · gibberish · inanity
wise sayingfalsehood
Deliberate untrue statement
lie · misinformation · bad advice · old wives' tale · misconception
wise sayingidle chatter
Trivial, aimless conversation
small talk · babble · prattle · chitchat · gossip
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