wise sayings
Pearls of insight
Wise sayings are concise expressions of practical wisdom or moral truth, passed down through generations: proverbs, maxims, aphorisms.
My grandmother had a wise saying for every situation.
The phrase often introduces folk wisdom: As the wise saying goes, a stitch in time saves nine.
- common senseNative practical judgment
- guiding principlesFoundational rules for conduct
- adagesTraditional wise sayings
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
traditional knowledge · proverbs · practical advice · sage advice · cultural heritage · maxims · aphorisms · pithy remarks · poetic brevity · succinctness · Aesop · moral lessons · life lessons · folk traditions · ethical conduct · moral codes · universal truths · kernels of truth
- Wisdom & Wordsfamous quotes, maxims, aphorisms, proverbs, mottos
- proverbsproverbs, maxims, adages, aphorisms, proverb
- expressionsexpression, I love you, phrase, idioms, thank you
- folk wisdomproverb, folklore, saying, proverbs, traditional lore
- sayingssaying, proverb, proverbs, adage, adages
- wisdomsagacity, sapience, discernment, insight, prudence
wise sayingsnonsense
Meaningless words or actions
bad advice · drivel · rubbish · folly · old wives' tales
wise sayingsbloviating
Long-winded empty speech
word salad · rants · diatribes · filibustering · pontification