Wise maxim (5)

I believe the answer is:

adage

(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Old saying, maxim" , "Axiom" , "Short statement expressing a general truth" , "Old saw" , "Saw, proverb" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday and the Newsday.com.

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