Proverb (5)
'proverb' is the definition.
(synonyms)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Old saw" , "Proverb expressing a general truth" , "True proverb or saying" , "Proverb, maxim" , "Wise old saying" .)
'proverb' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for maxim that I've seen before include "Old machine-gun" , "Gorky saw" , "Apophthegm" , "Short pithy saying" , "Brief expression of a general principle" .)
'proverb' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for saying that I've seen before include "talking!" , "Apophthegm" , "Speaking of maxim?" , "Expressing in words" , "Motto" .)