apophthegm

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A great statesman is responsible for an apophthegm on that aspect of the topic which always deserves to be quoted in the same breath as Dr Johnson's familiar half-truth.

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

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

They made apophthegm take the place of message.

From Legends & Romances of Spain by Spence, Lewis

On literary réclame, he says much that is true—if not the whole truth, in the apophthegm for instance, 'You have to become famous before you can secure the attention which would give fame.'

From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George

Culture, criticism, in certain sterile natures, are like Sheridan's famous apophthegm: they lie "like lumps of marl on a barren moor, encumbering what it is not in their power to fertilise."

From Essays by Benson, Arthur Christopher