apophthegm

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That “there is no rule without an exception,” is a true apophthegm; and among the many emigrants from the “land o’ cakes,” some very respectable individuals are to be met with.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Apophthegmat′ic, -al, pertaining to the nature of an apophthegm, pithy, sententious.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

The major part of the volume consists of 190 numbered sentences—each a French rendering of an apophthegm or reflection drawn from Shakespeare's plays.

From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir

That famous apophthegm leads us nearer to the saving truth.

From Nature Mysticism by Mercer, John Edward

Faint heart never won fair lady, he said to himself, in some answering apophthegm.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 by Various