Wise sayings
I believe the answer is:
maxims
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">wise sayings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for maxims that I've seen before include "General truths or rules of conduct" , "gnomes" , "Axioms, precepts" .)