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.
a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw. 2. a wise saying or precept; a didactic sentence. 3. a person or thing that is commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword.