apothegm
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Belonging to the same species of Apothegm is what is called the Gnome, a universal expression about life stated briefly.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
But the Apothegm that Romulus very wittily made Use of, shews plainly that he was no Wine-Drinker.
From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius
Apothegm The Greeks gambled not only with dice, and at their equivalent for Cross and Pile, but also at cock-fighting, as will appear in the sequel.
From The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) by Steinmetz, Andrew
Apophthegm, Apothegm, a′po-them, n. a pithy saying, more short, pointed, and practical than the aphorism need be, e.g.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
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