SAT vocabulary
Aphorism
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it.'
Example
"Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack is full of aphorisms emphasizing thrift and hard work."
Etymology
From Greek 'aphorismos' meaning 'a definition, a concise maxim'.
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