Wise saying (8)
'wise saying' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for proverb that I've seen before include "Old saying, perhaps by Solomon?" , "encapsulate wisdom" , "Adage, pithy saying" , "Saying of great truth" , "Wise saying" .)
'wise saying' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for aphorism that I've seen before include "Pithy observation which contains a general truth" , "One could briefly say this" , "Terse saying" , "Short, clever saying" , "pithy statement" .)
'wise saying' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Short statement expressing a general truth" , "Proverb, maxim" , "Old saying, maxim" , "True proverb or saying" , "Old saying; proverb" .)