Saying, proverb

Words referring to a saying or proverb: a short thing that people say to teach something.

• What words refer to a saying?
  saying proverb adage axiom byword expression formula maxim moral saw truism household word well-turned phrase
• What words refer to a saying taken from a book or movie?
  quotation
• What words refer to a saying used by someone to express their beliefs?
  motto slogan catchphrase
• What words refer to a saying that is used so often that people think it is stupid?
  cliché platitude
• What words describe a saying?
  proverbial axiomatic pithy succinct terse
• What words do people use to begin a saying?
  as the saying goes as they say to coin a phrase