apophthegm
Example Sentences
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The soul of Sir Thomas Gourlay writhed within him like a wounded serpent, at the calm but noble truth contained in this apophthegm.
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William
I should prefer to reverse the apophthegm, and to say that in life I see the promise and potency of all forms of matter.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
But after nigh six months of palpitating negotiations with the adorable Mrs. Glamorys, the poet, in a moment of dejection, penned the prose apophthegm, "It is of no use trying to change a changeable person."
From The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes by Zangwill, Israel
The lump of earth, being taken somewhat by surprise, was not prepared with an apophthegm, and said nothing.
From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose
Accordingly a proverb, in the nineteenth century, is a commonly known and frequently cited apophthegm.
