adage
 ad'-age adagium
apothegm, gnome, maxim, paroemia, proverb
sententia

One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings, or traditional expressions of conventional wisdom.
Examples
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Related Figures
  • Anamnesis
Related Topics of Invention
  • Testimony
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Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University
Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)


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