Adage |
Maxim |
Bromide |
Chestnut |
Trite saying |
Familiar saying |
Time-tested truism |
A stitch in time ...," e.g. |
He who hesitates is lost," e.g. |
Bit from "Poor Richard's Almanack |
A penny saved is a penny earned," e.g. |
Don't count your chickens before they hatch," e.g. |