aphorism
Short, sharp, witty saying, usually making a general observation. ‘Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes’ is one of many aphorisms by Irish playwright Oscar Wilde. The term derives from the Aphorisms ascribed to Greek writer Hippocrates. An aphorism which has become universally accepted is a proverb.
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