apothegm
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As the courtroom confrontation draws near, Mira offers another apothegm: “Rarely does a trial meticulously follow the script: it’s not a play where everyone on the stage knows their lines.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 15, 2015
He was an apothegm slinger; he was unstoppable.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2012
The Philip Green approach, "done and dusted, back to the beach", is not their style, any more than his apothegm: "I want to make a profit, not be a prophet."
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2010
With a repetition of this doubly sarcastic apothegm, my dear friends, for the present, Adieu!
From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Henry Lunettes
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