Proverb

1. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
2. To name in, or as, a proverb.
3. To write or utter proverbs.
4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.
5. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
6. To provide with a proverb.
7. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.