ana
analects
aphorism
apophthegm
apothegm
axiom
byword
catchword
collected sayings
colloquialism
current saying
dictate
dictum
distich
epigram
expression
gnome
golden saying
maxim
moral
mot
motto
oracle
phrase
pithy saying
precept
prescript
proverb
proverbial saying
proverbs
saw
saying
sentence
sententious expression
sloka
stock saying
sutra
teaching
text
verse
wisdom
wisdom literature
wise saying
locution
cliché
ditty
truism