- a variation of apothegm.
apophthegm
Example Sentences
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The apophthegm of the Doge might have been pertinently applied to Louis XVIII. by the people.
From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I by Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron Fleury de Chaboulon
The lump of earth, being taken somewhat by surprise, was not prepared with an apophthegm, and said nothing.
From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Ambrose Bierce
That this apophthegm of Macintosh should have been quoted and requoted as it has, shows how profound has been the ignorance of social science.
From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Herbert Spencer
The soul of Sir Thomas Gourlay writhed within him like a wounded serpent, at the calm but noble truth contained in this apophthegm.
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
I should prefer to reverse the apophthegm, and to say that in life I see the promise and potency of all forms of matter.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion
