Micro-post #15: Types of short sayings [Basic Knowledge Stuff #3]

Sometimes, these micro-posts are also going to just be lists or short definitions of cultural literacy-kind of things. Here's one of those.

There are various kinds of short sayings but people often mix them up since they don't always know the distinctions...

• Aphorism: a concise expression of a general truth or principle.

• Proverb/Adage: a traditional saying about a common-sense truth.

• Epigram: a brief and memorably satirical statement.

• Maxim: a saying expressing a general moral rule.

• Epitaph: a statement about a dead person.

• Quip: a funny/witty observation.

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