apophthegm

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They did not dream of the apophthegm that knowledge is power; and that we become strong by subduing nature to our will.

From Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity by Newman, John Henry

The moral of this fable cannot be given until he shall get down, and close the conversation with the regular apophthegm.

From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose

I was still pondering over this apophthegm, when Crofton aroused me by pushing across the table a great heap of gold.

From A Day's Ride A Life's Romance by Lever, Charles James

Men defended themselves in a short brilliant expression; and if that did not protect them, they died with a lively apophthegm, and their last words were wit.

From A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements by Tacitus, Cornelius

In Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil there is an apophthegm to the effect that, "Insanity in individuals is something rare—but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule."

From A Poor Man's House by Reynolds, Stephen Sydney