abridgment
adage
ana
analects
apothegm
axiom
bon mot
boutade
bright idea
bright thought
brilliant idea
brocard
byword
catchword
collected sayings
conceit
crack
current saying
dictate
dictum
distich
epigram
expression
facetiae
flash of wit
flight of wit
gibe
gnome
golden saying
happy thought
maxim
moral
mot
motto
nasty crack
oracle
persiflage
phrase
pithy saying
play of wit
pleasantry
precept
prescript
proverb
aphorist
aphoristic
allegory
anecdote
apologue
apostrophe
couplet
debater
epitaph
exhortations
fable
metaphor
parable
paraphrase
platitude
quip
quotation
riddle
saying
utterance