apophthegm
Example Sentences
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The moral of this fable cannot be given until he shall get down, and close the conversation with the regular apophthegm.
From Cobwebs from an Empty Skull by Bierce, Ambrose
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 Victorian Short Stories: Stories of Courtship by Zangwill, Israel
Accordingly a proverb, in the nineteenth century, is a commonly known and frequently cited apophthegm.
On literary réclame, he says much that is true—if not the whole truth, in the apophthegm for instance, 'You have to become famous before you can secure the attention which would give fame.'
From The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories by Gissing, George
The major part of the volume consists of 190 numbered sentences—each a French rendering of an apophthegm or reflection drawn from Shakespeare's plays.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
