Aphorism

af′or-izm, n. a concise statement of a principle in any science: a brief, pithy saying: an adage.— v.t. and v.i. Aph′orise , to coin or use aphorisms.— ns. Aph′oriser ; Aph′orist , a writer of aphorisms.— adj. Aphoris′tic , in the form of an aphorism.— adv. Aphorist′ically . [Gr. aphorize in , to mark off by boundaries— apo , from, and horos , a limit.]