proverb

A short pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept.

To utter in the form of a proverb; speak of proverbially; make a byword of.

To provide with a proverb.

To utter proverbs.

A short pithy sentence, often repeated colloquially, expressing a well-known truth or a common fact ascertained by experience or observation; a popular saying which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical precept; an adage; a wise saw: often set forth in the guise of metaphor and in the form of rime, and sometimes alliterative.