Proverb: One of several terms describing short, pithy sayings. Others include adage, apothegm, gnome, maxim, paroemia, and sententia.
“Little ants can make a big problem.” Eddie Picknick, On a Blanket with Vermin.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)
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