apophthegm

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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

Later he delivered himself of the unstatesmanlike and unworthy apophthegm: "Better be united in support of a short-sighted and foolish policy than divided in support of a far-sighted and wise one."

From Ireland Since Parnell by Sheehan, D. D. (Daniel Desmond)

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

Another perfect thing from this diverting piece, followed also by Homeric cachinnations, was the mock-serious apophthegm: "If a cloud is going to support a lady of substantial proportions, you must make it fairly solid."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 by Various