Words similar to aphorism

Example sentences for: aphorism

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So, runs one folk aphorism, Something mus' [be] wrong with marriage if [a] priest ha[ve] to bless it!
He also included an aphorism of his own: "If something cannot go on forever, it will stop."
Many years ago, the editor of this magazine, who was then the editor of the New Republic , coined an aphorism for political influence peddlers who defended their shady methods on the grounds that they didn't violate the law.
They follow their namesake's aphorism that revolutions are like birth: The forceps shouldn't be applied too early.
On the other hand, brevity is what gives a pithy aphorism its strength.