The first of these latter-day prophets was Joseph Smith, a man God called as a prophet in 1830 in much the same way as He chose the ancient prophets and apostlesâfrom among the most humble and unlikely of candidates.
adage. A usually pithy and familiar statement expressing an observation or principle generally accepted as wise or true: aphorism, byword, maxim, motto, proverb, saw, saying.
There are a number of specific types of saying, of which proverb is probably the best known. However, the distinction between them is often pretty vague. Adage An aphorism that has that has gained credit through long use. Example: Where there's smoke, there's fire. Aphorism A tersely, memorable phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.