Associations to the word «Apophthegm»

Wiktionary

APOPHTHEGM, noun. (UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm

Dictionary definition

APOPHTHEGM, noun. A short pithy instructive saying.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.