ADAGE (AD.

AGE)

Definit

(Noun)- 1. A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

2. An adage is a saying, a noun that hasn't traveled far from its Latin root, aio meaning "I say." Moms and dads love adages such as "early to bed
early to rise" and "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Synonyms: Maxim, proverb, saying, precept
Antonym: Foolishness, ambiguity, paradox
Examples: A drowning man is not troubled by rain.
Persian Proverb
A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.
Yiddish Proverb
A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
John Heywood "The Proverbs of John Heywood" (1546)

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.

I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass
the world is too full to talk about. -Rumi
Analysis: Adage can be used to make a strong point or clarify an example.