What’s the diffeerence between adage, proverb,maxim and Aphorism?
Actually English is not my mother-tongue but I love it. That’s why need little help. I was writing proverbs so I wanted to know the synonyms of Proverb?
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-adage: a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation
-proverb: a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin
-maxim: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits or general truth
-aphorism: A concise and often witty statement of wisdom or opinion
all basically the same… a short popular saying.
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