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Meaning:

a short statement offering practical advice based on experience about how to live etc, as in 'Look before you leap'

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adage aphorism axiom dictum motto proverb theorem apophthegm belief byword canon commonplace device epithet formula law moral platitude precept prescript rule saw tenet truism brocard
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