#maxim__axiom  a saying that widely accepted on its own merits
  supertype:  saying__expression__locution  a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"
  subtype:  aphorism__apothegm__apophthegm  a short pithy instructive saying
  subtype:  gnome  a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
     subtype:  Murphy's_Law  humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
  subtype:  moralism.maxim  a moral maxim

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