- ADAGE
- Axiom
- Pithy saying
- Proverb
- Saying
- Words of wisdom
- Erasmus' saying
- Saw
- General truth
- Proverbial saying
- Out of sight, out of mind, for example
- Proverb containing wisdom almost certainly contradicted by some other proverb
- Needlepoint line, often
- Maxim that might be met with "OK, boomer"
- Opposites attract, for example
- Old saw
- There ain't no such thing as a free lunch, e.g.
- Better safe than sorry, say
- Well done is better than well said, e.g.
- Old saying
- Venerable saw
- True old saying
- Oft-repeated dictum
- Pearl of wisdom
- Wise old saying
- Wise saying
- Instructional story
- Words from the wise
- Wise words
- Words to live by
- Poor Richard's Almanack tidbit
- Poor Richard's Almanack item
- Poor Richard's Almanack inclusion
- Money talks, say
- There is no I in TEAMWORK, e.g.
- Haste makes waste, for one
- Beauty is only skin deep, e.g.
- Haste makes waste or "He who hesitates is lost"
- Maxim
- Know thyself, for one
- Pithy platitude
- Saying such as the one formed from the first words of 17-, 37-, and 57-Across
- Wise remark
- Waste not, want not, e.g.
- What goes around, comes around, for one
- Traditional truism
- Observational saying
- Time is money, e.g.
- Memorable saying
- The golden rule, e.g.
- What goes up must come down, e.g.
- Age-old expression
- Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results, e.g.
- Poor Richard's Almanack maxim
- Sampler sentence
- Don't cry over spilt milk, e.g.
- Saying with meaning
- Succinct saying
- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, for one
- Bit of wisdom
- Time-tested truism
- Money talks, for one
- All's fair in love and war, e.g.
- Look before you leap, e.g.
- Memorable maxim
- Pearl from Poor Richard
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained, e.g.
- Poor Richard's Almanack excerpt
- Traditional saying
- Any of Aesop's morals
- Ben Franklin witticism
- Murphy's law, e.g.
- Aphorism
- Murphy's Law, for one
- Timeworn truism
- Snippet of wisdom
- Haste makes waste or, paradoxically, "He who hesitates is lost"
- Uppercase, it's a magazine; lowercase, it's a proverbial saying
- They say it
- Apophthegm
- Opposites attractis one
- That's life! e.g.
- No news is good news, for one
- Love conquers all, e.g.
- Penny wise, pound foolish, e.g.
- Too many cooks..., for one
- Love is blind, say
- Bit of folk wisdom
- A stitch in time ..., e.g.
- Saying to remember
- A stitch in time starts one
- Memorable words
- Byword
- A watched pot never boils is one
- Timeworn observation
- Nothing ventured, nothing gained, for one
- Terse observation
- Don't count your chickens before they hatch, e.g.
- Bit of grandmotherly advice
- Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit, e.g.
- Haste makes waste, e.g.
- Better late than never, e.g.
- Great minds think alike, e.g.
- Sampler wisdom
- Word from the wise
- Opposites attract, for one
- There are two pennies in a classic one
- Time-honored words
- Accidents will happen, e.g.
- Opposites attract, e.g.
- There's no such thing as a free lunch, e.g.
- Words have consequences, e.g.
- A penny saved ... is one
- One may become a cliché
- Practice makes perfect, e.g.
- Pithy bit of wisdom
- Oft-quoted saying
- Time-honored truism
- Instructive saying
- Poor Richard's Almanack feature
- Venerable saying
- Farmer's Almanac words
- Time is money, for one
- Almanac saying
- Madison Ave. publication
- Words to the wise
- Familiar saying
- Sampler selection
- Old maxim
- Poor Richard pronouncement
- Truism
- Longstanding observation
- Terse truth
- Word from the Latin for "I say"
- Wise maxim
- Traditional maxim
- Terse precept
- Common counsel
- Time is money, for example
- Like the poor cat i' the ___.—Macbeth
- Pithy thought.
- Little strokes fell great oaks, for instance.
- Look before you leap is one.
- Silence is golden, for instance.
- A word from the wise.
- A penny saved is a penny earned.
- Paroemiographer's brain child.
- Silence is golden, for one.
- An oft-repeated truth.
- All's well that ends well, for example.
- Strike while the iron is hot.
- Time will tell, for instance.
- A bird in the hand . . .
- Wise saw.
- Capsule wisdom.
- Bit of folklore.
- Apothegm.
- A stitch in time . . .
- Love laughs at locksmiths, for example.
- Piece of homely wisdom.
- Earthy saying.
- Common saying.
- Relative of a motto
- Time flies, e.g.
- Truth, in folklore
- Better late than never is one
- Maxim's cousin
- Bromide's cousin
- Bit from "Poor Richard's Almanack"
- Era of commercials?
- Phrase of wisdom
- Motto
- Gnome
- Let sleeping dogs lie, e.g.
- Dull saw, maybe
- Love thy neighbor is one
- Too many cooks spoil the broth, e.g.
- Beggars can't be choosers, e.g.
- Measure twice, cut once, e.g.
- Encapsulated observation
- Often-quoted line
- You can say that again
- Bit of old wisdom
- Part of Poor Richard's Almanack
- Sometime sampler stitching
- Poor Richard's Almanack bit
- Still waters run deep, for example
- Item in "Poor Richard's Almanack"
- Oft-repeated words
- Love is blind, e.g.
- It may become a cliché
- Honesty is the best policy, e.g.
- A penny saved is a penny earned, e.g.
- Honey catches more flies than vinegar, e.g.
- Cliché, often
- If the shoe fits, wear it, e.g.
- Better safe than sorry, e.g.
- Timeworn words
- What may follow "they say"
- Poor Richard's Almanack offering
- Many a line from Benjamin Franklin
- Don't judge a book by its cover, for instance
- Fish and visitors stink after three days, for one
- Curiosity killed the cat, e.g.
- Forbidden fruit is the sweetest, e.g.
- Better late than never, for one
- Relative of an apothegm
- Common observation
- Wise truism
- Old truism
- A cat would eat fish but not get her feet wet, e.g.
- Platitude
- A modern one is "Tweet in haste, repent at leisure"
- Chestnut you can't eat
- Better safe than sorry, for one
- 26-Down, for one
- What goes around, comes around, e.g.
- Condensed, memorable saying
- Oft-repeated words of wisdom
- Condensed but memorable saying
- Crime doesn't pay, e.g.
- Look before you leap, for example
- A stitch in time saves nine, e.g.
- He who hesitates is lost, e.g.
- A neat ship is a sweet ship, e.g.
- Love conquers all is one
- Red sky at night, sailor's delight, e.g.
- That's how the ball bounces, e.g.
- Often-quoted saying
- Two wrongs don't make a right, e.g.
- A closed mouth gathers no foot, e.g.
- Clothes make the man, e.g.
- Many hands make light work, e.g.
- Brevity is the soul of wit, for one
- Look before you leap, for one
- Waste not, want not, for one
- Poor Richard gem
- Tried-and-true saying
- Popular saying
- Love conquers all, for example
- The early bird gets the worm, e.g.
- The unexamined life is not worth living, e.g.
- Money talks, e.g.
- Fortune favors the bold, e.g.
- Practice makes perfect, for one
- Buy low sell high <P>e.g.
- Almanac filler
- It is always darkest before the dawn e.g.
- watched pot never boils, e.g.
- Silence is golden, e.g.
- Poor Richard's forte
- Simple saying
- Maxim or saw
- A watched pot never boils, for one
- Two heads are better than one, for one
- Stupid is as stupid does, e.g.
- Eat, drink and be merry, e.g.
- Know thyself, e.g.
- Safety first, e.g.
- Better safe than sorry is one
- Pithy expression
- Better safe than sorry, for example
- No man is an island, for example
- Almanac words
- Almanac tidbit
- Almanac bit
- It's often said
- One might be rendered in needlepoint
- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, e.g.
- Every dog has its day, e.g.
- Pearl of wisdom, perhaps
- Time-honored saying
- Sage words
- Ignorance is bliss, e.g.
