Paroemia (pa-ri’-mi-a): One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings. Others include adage, apothegm, gnome, maxim, proverb, and sententia.
“No pain. No gain.” Anon.
“No rain. No grain.” Old MacDougal (Had a Farm c. 1917)
“Beggars can’t be choosers.” Anon.
“Choosers can be beggars.” A.B. ‘One Ear’ Dale, Licensed Beggar by Stat. xxii. Hen. VIII. c. 1512.
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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu).
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